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Obama: Fight for a Stronger Middle Class

Americans have to keep fighting to build a "stronger middle class in today's changing economy," U.S. President Barack Obama said in his weekly address Saturday. That fight includes the right to have affordable health insurance, fair pay, family leave and workplace flexibility, Obama said in a worker-focused address tailored for the Labor Day weekend. Raising the minimum wage would be one of the "best ways to give a boost to working families," the president...

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