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January 29, 2014

At Costco Obama touts his plan to boost wages

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama stood alongside Americans on the job Wednesday in a morning-after trip to promote his State of the Union proposals to boost personal

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