Obama Paints Wider Role for Government in Middle Class
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President Barack Obama began campaigning today for the activist second-term agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address, flying to North Carolina to build support for programs including a raise in the minimum wage and a plan to encourage new manufacturing jobs.
Before a joint session of Congress last night, the president prodded lawmakers to pass bills he said would help middle-income Americans and make the country more competitive.