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President Barack Obama signs a memorandum directing the federal government not to discriminate against those long-term unemployed workers in its own hiring practices in the East Room of the White House, as Vice President Joe Biden stands right, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns from stops in Wisconsin and Tennessee, to the White House in Washington, Thursday Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo)
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"We will not cede this important opportunity for American workers and businesses to our competitors," said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
