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In this Jan. 28, 2014, photo President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Democratic push to boost the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour is a long shot in Congress this election year, even after President Barack Obama made it a centerpiece of his State of the Union address. (AP Photo)
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In this Jan. 28, 2014, photo, Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the address, Obama unveiled a new program called “myRA,” for “my IRA.” It’s aimed at helping the roughly half of Americans with no retirement plan at work. With low initial investments, workers can invest in Treasury bonds and eventually concert the accounts into traditional IRAs. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama greets audience members at a Costco store in Lanham, Md., where he spoke about the need to raise the minimum wage. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FILE- In a Dec. 12, 2013 file photo, Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Detroit. Orr, the state-appointed emergency manager who is overseeing Detroit's finances, has given creditors his proposal to restructure the city's debt as he takes it through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Police and Fire Retirement System spokesman Bruce Babiarz on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 told The Associated Press the pension fund received Orr's "preliminary plan of adjustment" (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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President Barack Obama greets an employee in the bakery at a Costco store in Lanham, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where he spoke about raising the minimum wage the morning after his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
