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A tax proposal introduced February 2017 in the Oregon state legislature would impose an excise tax of five cents per pound on wholesale transactions of coffee beans and ground coffee. In this file photo, Brian Franklin, owner of DoubleShot Coffee Co., prepares coffee beans for roasting on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Justin Juozapavicius) **FILE**

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New York Rep. Peter King hammered Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday, calling the fellow Republican a big-mouthed "carnival barker" who has no business running for president. (CNN)

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President Barack Obama speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, hosted by the Commerce Department, Monday, March 23, 2015, in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Shopping carts are photographed outside the Walmart store in Mayfield Hts., Ohio on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Walmart is reporting that the third-quarter profits slipped 2.9 percent and offered a conservative fourth-quarter outlook. But the world's largest retailer announced its first quarterly gain in its U.S. namesake business, reversing a more than two year sales slump. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta/File)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden visited Costco CEO Craig Jelinek (right) and co-founder Jim Sinegal when the retailer opened a store in the District in 2012. Costco is seen as a political company, often praised by President Obama and his administration, and the effect on employees is uncertain. (Associated Press)

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In this June 25, 2012, file photo, a crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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National Edition News cover for March 21, 2015 - Republicans blast new Interior fracking safety rules as unnecessary job-killers: In this March 29, 2013 photo, a rig drills for natural gas which will eventually be released using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on leased private property outside Rifle, in western Colorado. Once drilling is completed, wells are fractured to allow the flow of gas from deposits typically more than a mile underground. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks to employees during a visit to Dyn, an internet performance company Friday, March 20, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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FILE - In this June 25, 2012 file photo, a crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. The Obama administration is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. A final rule released Friday also updates requirements for well construction and disposal of water and other fluids used in fracking, a drilling method that has prompted an ongoing boom in natural gas production. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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The spending fights will make it tough for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John A. Boehner to cobble a coalition able to pass a budget, and they are unlikely to get any help from Democrats, who have slammed the twin GOP proposals released this week — one for the House and one for the Senate — as "warmed-over stew." (Associated Press)

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The renovated Watergate Hotel is fully embracing its scandalous past - and retro designs and luxury. (Image from the Watergate Hotel)

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This Feb. 6, 2012, photo shows Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management in Toronto. A judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 17, 2015, by Herbalife shareholders who claimed that the business structure and marketing practices of the weight loss and nutritional supplements company violated the law and that they lost money because it amounts to a pyramid scheme. Plaintiffs did not show that accusations by activist investor Bill Ackman proved fraud by Herbalife, U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles wrote in his ruling. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit, File)

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The QuikTrip convenience store in Ferguson, Mo., was a target of racial protests last summer. Now, the parent company is joining corporate efforts to spur economic opportunity in the city. (Associated Press)

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Matt Ullman holds a coffee drink with a "Race Together" sticker on it at a Starbucks store in Seattle, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier in the day at the company's annual shareholder meeting that participating baristas at stores in the U.S. will be putting the stickers on cups and also writing the words "#RaceTogether" for customers in an effort to raise awareness and discussion of race relations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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President Barack Obama speaks at The City Club of Cleveland, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Cleveland. Obama visited Cleveland, in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio, delivering a speech focusing on middle-class economics and to draw contrasts with Republicans over federal spending. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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President Barack Obama greets people after speaking at The City Club of Cleveland, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Cleveland. Obama visited Cleveland, in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio, delivering a speech focusing on middle-class economics and to draw contrasts with Republicans over federal spending. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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President Barack Obama speaks at The City Club of Cleveland, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Cleveland. Obama visited Cleveland, in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio, delivering a speech focusing on middle-class economics and to draw contrasts with Republicans over federal spending. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the end of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Yellen said the broad pay increases usually associated with job growth may not occur anytime soon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)