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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about increasing the minimum wage, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, Senate Republicans blocked an election-year Democratic bill that would boost the federal minimum wage, handing a defeat to the president on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional elections. (AP Photo)

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Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant addresses a news conference on a proposal to increase the minimum wage in the city, in Seattle, in this April 24, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) ** FILE **

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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, sponsor of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, listens to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, after the bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 was stopped on a procedural vote. Senate Republicans blocked the election-year Democratic bill, handing a defeat to President Barack Obama on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional contests. (AP Photo)

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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, sponsor of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, right, joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., comments to reporters after the bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 was stopped in the Senate, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans blocked the election-year Democratic bill, handing a defeat to President Barack Obama on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional contests. (AP Photo)