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President Barack Obama greets an employee in the bakery at a Costco store in Lanham, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where he spoke about raising the minimum wage the morning after his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama prepares to sign an executive order mandating that federal contractors be required to raise the minimum wage they pay their workers to $10.10, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at the end of an appearance at the US Steel's Mon Valley Works in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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In this Dec. 13, 2005 photo, Naperville Ill., city councilman Grant Wehrli poses for a photo in Naperville. Dozens of former elected officials in suburbs surrounding Chicago are collectively receiving tens of thousands of dollars a year in pension benefits even though they mostly worked part time. Some current and former office holders are questioning whether part-time work as an alderman, mayor or clerk deserves such benefits. Wehrli tried to do away with his pension eligibility but was voted down by fellow council members. Once officials have entered the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund they can't opt out without such a vote or without stepping down. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Paul Michna) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
