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Surrounded by workers, President Barack Obama signs an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Wage increase to $10.10 an hour, goes into effect next year, and applies to new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin