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An employee works in the lobby of Pandora headquarters in Oakland, Calif., on June 14, 2011 in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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An employee puts products on a shelf at a Moscow's farmers' food store "LavkaLavka" in Moscow on Aug. 4, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Category: HISTORY Question: Who was the first union president to occupy the Oval Office?

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Category: GEOGRAPHY Question: What's the largest country in Europe after the Soviet Union?

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ACLU Removing Religion from the Health Care System Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Exercise Swift Response: night raid training

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen, in Portland, Ore. Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers who risk losing financial aid when they renew for 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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Hundreds of union workers and their supporters demonstrated and marched in downtown Columbus, Ohio, Friday Aug. 21, 2015, to protest the politics of billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and their flagship conservative organization, Americans for Prosperity. (AP Photo/Julie Smyth)

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Dan Gerawan (left), owner of Gerawan Farming Inc., talks with crew boss Jose Cabello in a nectarine orchard near Sanger, California. Gerawan Farming is in a battle with the United Farm Workers, which wants to represent thousands of workers at the family farm. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this April, 2014 file photo, farm worker Severiano Salas, left, speaks with United Farm Workers National Vice President Armando Elenes in Fresno, Calif. A California appeals court sided Thursday with one of the largest fruit farms in the nation, ruling that a law allowing the state to order unions and farming companies to reach binding contracts was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Scott Smith, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2010 file photo, actress Shannen Doherty, right, and Kurt Iswarienko attend 'The Gentleman's Ball' hosted by GQ Magazine at the Edison Ballroom in New York. Doherty and husband Iswarienko sued her former accountants and business managers on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, accusing them of mismanaging her money and causing the cancellation of her health insurance in 2014. The "Beverly Hills 90210" star's lawsuit states Doherty was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and her doctors have told her it worsened during the period when her health insurance had lapsed. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

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This handout photo provided by the Fairfax County, Va., County Department shows former Fairfax County Police Officer Adam Torres. (Fairfax County, Va., County Department via AP) ** FILE **

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National Edition Opinion cover for August 18, 2015 - Chris Christie’s backward remedy for Social Security (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Illustration recommending alternatives to changing Social Security by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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People carrying red umbrellas march through downtown Skopje, Macedonia, marking the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. A group of sex workers, supported by members of non-government organizations, rallied Tuesday demanding rights for the sex workers and destigmatization of their profession. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski/File)

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National Edition Opinion cover for August 17, 2015 - Union members have a choice to opt out (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry this spring asked the department's inspector general to review the security standards that let his predecessor conduct official business on a private email account. The IG is allowed to interview any department employee. (Associated Press)

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Zimbabwean authorities have asked millions of unemployed citizens with college degrees to register as part of president Robert Mugabe's plan to export educated workers. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Twitter that his quest for the GOP nomination goes on despite dismal showings in recent polling and problems raising funds. Mr. Perry's staffers were told they were welcome to seek other employment if they didn't want to continue working for free. (Associated Press)