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Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech

January 29, 2014

Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress "whenever and wherever" necessary to narrow economic disparities between rich and poor. He unveiled an array of modest executive actions that included increasing the minimum wage for some federal contract workers and making it easier for millions of low-income Americans to save for retirement.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140128/news/701289888/
 
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