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FILE - In this March 23, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama is applauded after signing the Affordable Care Act into law in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Big retail stores, hotels, restaurants and other firms with lots of low-wage and part-time workers are among the main beneficiaries of the Obama administration’s latest tweak to health care rules. Those companies will now be able to avoid the biggest of two potential employer penalties in the Affordable Care Act by offering coverage to 70 percent of their full-time workers, easier than the previous 95 percent mandate. But the wiggle room is only good for next year. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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San Diego mayoral candidate Kevin Faulconer tells his supporters that while there are still votes to be counted they are looking good at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego mayoral candidate Kevin Faulconer shakes hands with his supporters outside his campaign headquarterss Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in San Diego. Faulconer is facing fellow city commissioner David Alvarez in the race to replace disgraced mayor Bob Filner. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego mayoral candidate Kevin Faulconer sits among his volunteers calling voters Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in San Diego. Faulconer faces fellow city commissioner David Alvarez in the race to replace disgraced mayor Bob Filner. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego mayoral candidate David Alvarez, carries his daughter, Izel, as he and his wife, Xochitl, leave the polling location where they voted in the Logan Heights neighborhood where Alvarez grew up and still lives Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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San Diego mayoral candidate David Alvarez, carries his daughter, Izel, as he and his wife, Xochitl, arrive at a polling location in the Logan Heights neighborhood where Alvarez grew up and still lives Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
