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National Edition News cover for February 5, 2014 - Obamacare may cut workforce by 2 million: President Barack Obama makes the thumbs up sign as he ends a speech about his ConnetED goal of connecting 99% of students to next generation broadband and wireless technology within five years, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead discusses the upcoming legislative session in his office at the state Capitol in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Mead said he wants pay raises for most state employees and wants hefty funding for local governments. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)

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FILE - This Feb. 1, 2012 file photo shows Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More people than previously estimated will reduce their hours or leave the workforce because of incentives built into President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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South Carolina Progressive Network Director Brett Bursey talks at a Statehouse rally calling for more health care spending in South Carolina on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Bursey's group and others are holding Truthful Tuesday rallies to call for South Carolina lawmakers to spend more on health care, education and other social issues. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

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Portuguese railway workers scuffle with Portuguese police officers as the workers block the rail track during a protest at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The protest was against salary cuts and other austerity measures. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Portuguese railway workers hold a banner that reads in Portuguese: "Stop Robbing Us. Work. Salaries. Rights. Pensions", as they block the rail track during a protest at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The protest was against salary cuts and other austerity measures. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Portuguese railway workers scuffle with Portuguese police officers as the workers block the rail track during a protest at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The protest was against salary cuts and other austerity measures. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)