Demonstrators protest in front Blue Cross offices in downtown San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The demonstrators are protesting Blue Cross' opposition to a public health insurance option as part of a health care reform package. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Demonstrators protest in front Blue Cross offices in downtown San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The demonstrators are protesting Blue Cross' opposition to a public health insurance option as part of a health care reform package.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - A handmade sign painted on the side of a pickup truck reading "hard worker" is shown in San Francisco, California, January 25, 2009. California's unemployment rate jumped to 9.3 percent in December, a 14-year high for the state and significantly higher than the month's national average of 7.2 percent.
  2. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 25: Pedestrians walk by an advertisement for Thanksgiving Day hours at an American Eagle store November 25, 2009 in San Francisco, California. As the economy continues to struggle, some retailers are opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day in an attempt to make more money in what is expected to be an slow holiday shopping season.
  3. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 25: Hells Angels motorcycle club member Tony carries plants as he helps set tables at the St. Anthony Foundation dining room November 25, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Members of the Hells Angels and Bay Riders motorcycle clubs volunteered their time to help carve thousands of pounds of turkey and prepared thousands of mini pumpkin pies to be served to needy and homeless people on Thanksgiving Day.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 23: A worker walks by near empty shelves in the warehouse at the San Francisco Food Bank November 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. As the U.S. continues to struggle through the recession and unemployment is at record highs, food banks are seeing an increased demand as the holiday season approaches.
  5. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 18: A Costco customer looks at a display of LCD HDTV televisions November 18, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously to require all new televisions over 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011. California became the first state in the nation to impose such stricts regulations in an effort to conserve energy and protect the environment.
  6. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 16: Heidi Kooy sweeps the deck as a group of her chickens sit in her yard which she calls the 'Itty Bitty Farm in the City' November 16, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Heidi Kooy is one of many Americans that have started to raise chickens in their urban yards to try and save money on food costs during the economic downturn. Chickens provide eggs and natural fertilizer for gardens while eating the bugs that could harm the crops.

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