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Advocate Tomas Villanueva is greeted by people Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014 after a ceremony in his honor hosted by Washington Secretary of State's office in Seattle. Villanueva, 72, was a pioneer among Latino advocates, founded United Farm Workers of Washington state and worked to get farm workers health benefits, improved housing and the minimum wage. (AP Photos/Manuel Valdes)

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Retired farmworker advocate Tomas Villanueva is embraced by his son, Gabriel Villanueva, as Washington state Assistant Secretary of State Ken Raske, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Seattle. Villanueva, 72, was a pioneer among Latino advocates, founded United Farm Workers of Washington state and worked to get farm workers health benefits, improved housing and the minimum wage. (AP Photos/Manuel Valdes)

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Retired farmworker advocate Tomas Villanueva cries as he listens to speakers at a ceremony in his honor hosted by Washington Secretary of State's office Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Seattle. Villanueva, 72, was a pioneer among Latino advocates, founded United Farm Workers of Washington state and worked to get farm workers health benefits, improved housing and the minimum wage. (AP Photos/Manuel Valdes)

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President Barack Obama makes a face as he speaks to Costco employees during a visit to a local Costco in Lanham, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement no action from Congress necessary. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Barack Obama speaks about raising the minimum wage during a visit to a Costco store in Lanham, Md.,, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement _ no action from Congress necessary. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama makes a face as he speaks to Costco employees during a visit to a local Costco in Lanham, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement no action from Congress necessary. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Barack Obama greets employees at a Costco store in Lanham, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, after he spoke about raising the minimum wage. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement _ no action from Congress necessary. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)