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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speak at the University of Michigan, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Ann Arbor, Mich., about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Ann Arbor, Mich., about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., . (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama speaks about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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FILE - This Aug. 28, 2013 file photo shows National Urban League President Marc Morial speaking at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. While unemployment has been a major impediment to African Americans' economic progress, underemployment is a bigger obstacle for them than it is for whites or Hispanics, the National Urban League says in its latest State of Black America report. The annual report, called “One Nation Underemployed: Jobs Rebuild America,” noted that African Americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed. The unemployment rate for blacks was 12 percent in February, compared to 5.8 percent for whites. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., right, talks with employee Andrea Byl to order lunch during their visit to Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Afterward, the president traveled to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)