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Demonstrators rally for better wages outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Demonstrations planned in 100 cities are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25 to $15. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Beltway Confidential

Reality-checking Obama’s minimum wage gambit

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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and growing economic inequality, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Washington. The president said the income gap between America's rich and poor is a
Economy

Obama: Income inequality a defining challenge

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Columbia Law School professor John Coffee, a witness at Wednesday’s hearing, warned that the lawmakers were moving toward a second JOBS Act “without any serious evaluation of the impact” of the first.
Economy

Report: Almost half of U.S. families earning below 250 percent of poverty level

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Hoped-for deal on farm bill eludes lawmakers this Thanksgiving break
Politics

Hoped-for deal on farm bill eludes lawmakers this Thanksgiving break

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Spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, fell by $5 billion this month as a temporary funding boost was allowed to expire. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Hungry Americans less productive as budget cuts deepen

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Homelessness drops for third straight year in US
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Homelessness drops for third straight year in US

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Oregonian: Demand for food stamps, welfare dips slightly in Oregon to lowest levels in nearly two years

Oregonian: Demand for food stamps, welfare dips slightly in Oregon to lowest levels in nearly two years

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Richmond Emergency Food Bank volunteer Abdul Olorode packs boxes with food to be handed out to needy people on Nov. 1, 2013 in Richmond, Calif. An estimated 47 million Americans saw their food stamp benefits cut as temporary relief to the federal program ends with no new budget from Congress to replace it. Under the new Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, a family of four that used to receive $668 per month will see that amount cut by $36. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Food stamp costs swelled by states spending $1 on heating aid

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Baltimore Sun: Food stamp recipients worry about plans in Congress

Baltimore Sun: Food stamp recipients worry about plans in Congress

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A leading education-funding think tank in Ohio is releasing new district comparisons that it says more accurately reflect the costs of educating poor students. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
Education

Report: Ohio underestimates costs of teaching poor

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