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Obama pushes for higher minimum wage on plant tour

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President Barack Obama greets audience members after speaking during a visit Linamar Corporation in Arden, N.C., Wednesday, the day after delivering his State of the Union address.

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President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant Wednesday because he says Americans who work full time should not be in poverty. The president followed up his call for the increase from $7.25 to $9 an hour in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.