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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's economic platform is expected to include familiar liberal tropes such as a call to raise the minimum wage, heavily taxing the superrich, investment in infrastructure and subsidizing college tuition. (Associated Press Photographs)

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Social Security Victims Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington in this Wednesday, June 17, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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National Edition News cover for July 10, 2015 - Support for lifting U.S. ban on oil exports growing: Studies from Harvard and the GAO show that lifting a ban on exporting oil from the U.S. would lower domestic gasoline prices. Democrats have joined Republicans to push for overturning the export ban. (Associated Press)

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The crude oil debate has once again pitted President Obama against his traditional friends in organized labor. Major labor unions also have criticized the president for refusing to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which the administration admits would create more than 40,000 jobs. (Associated Press)

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 17, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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overdrawn: Greek pensioners enter a bank to withdraw a maximum of 120 euros — $134 — in Athens Tuesday as the country's financial situation remains precarious. (Associated Press photographs)

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On Sunday, Greek voters were defiant, striking down proposed economic reforms to negotiate with creditors on a repayment plan. Soon Greece's banks will run out of money, and eurozone leaders are trying to work out an interim plan. If a new deal can't be struck, Greece would be unable to make a $3.9 billion bond repayment to the European Central Bank on July 20. (Associated Press)

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In this May 27, 2015, file photo provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, workers repair a section of cable that was severed by vandals who stole 500 feet of copper cable from train tracks along the A train subway line south of Howard Beach, in the Queens borough of New York. (Metropolitan Transit Authority, Marc A. Hermann via AP, File)

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Uncle Sam's Interference in the Railroad Business Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Jordan Spieth speaks at a news conference at the University of Texas' golf club in Austin, Texas, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Daulton Venglar/The Daily Texan via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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This undated file photo provided by Carnival Corp. shows the 710-passenger Adonia ship. Starting in May 2016, Carnival Corp., plans to offer trips from Miami to Cuba, the company announced Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The trips will be through its new brand, fathom, which focuses on trips where passengers sail to a destination in order to volunteer there. (Carnival Corporation via AP, File)

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This April 17, 2015 photo shows a dealer at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City N.J. conducting a game of roulette. Nine years ago, the city's casinos started realizing they needed to offer more than just gambling if they still wanted visitors. Now, cash sales at non-gambling outlets within casinos represent 28.5 percent of revenue, up from 22.3 percent two years ago, and bars have increased their payrolls by nearly 39 percent in the past two years, according to a recent study conducted by the consulting firm Tourism Economics. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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In this June 11, 2015, file photo, a hexacopter drone is flown by Doug Bennett, senior technician and operator for Intelligent UAS, during a drone demonstration at a farm and winery on potential use for board members of the National Corn Growers in Cordova, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

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Overall patent publication of wearable electronics has been growing at a 40 percent annual rate since 2010, with 41,301 patents published from 2010 through May 2015. (Associated Press)

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Despite the backlash from Donald Trump's comments about Mexicans — and in some cases because of it — the brash real estate mogul's political star has been on the rise. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the uncontrolled growth of Federal banking regulation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Vanh Hanh Vietnamese Lion Dancers entertaining the crowd at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, N.M. This year's annual market begins July 10, 2015, and is expected to draw about 20,000 people and more than 150 artisans from around the world. (Bob Smith/ International Folk Art Market via AP)

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Handwoven baskets from the Wounaan National Congress in Panama at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, N.M. This year's annual market begins July 10, 2015. (Stephanie Mendez/International Folk Art Market via AP)