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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks about raising the minimum wage during a visit to a Costco store in Lanham, Md. "Give America a raise!" President Barack Obama implored Congress in his State of the Union address. But it would cost jobs, Republicans warned. The political divide over raising the federal minimum wage is deep, driven by politics, ideology and demographics. Democrats, it turns out, represent more poor and low-wage workers than Republicans do. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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An official reacts to a collision between Union's Mat Bodie and Providence's Mark Jankowski during the third period of Union's 3-1 victory in the final of the men's NCAA East Regional college hockey tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Bridgeport, Conn. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
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FILE - In this undated file image is "Rosie the Riveter" dressed in overalls and bandanna, who was introduced as a symbol of patriotic women joining the work force during World War II. The Ypsilanti, Mich., factory where the real Rosie worked helping build World War II-era bombers is scheduled to be knocked down. A group trying to save the factory from demolition announced Friday, March 28, 2014, it has raised $6.5 million, but it needs $8 million and has until May 1 to make that happen. (AP Photo/File)
