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NEW YORK 鈥?Hillary Clinton linked herself to a successful effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour Monday, part of an effort to woo working class voters ahead of competitive stanley cup Democratic primary contests in Wisconsin and New York.The Democratic primary candidate joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a raucous midtown Manhattan rally celebrating the state newly-approved higher minimum wage.We need to build on what was done here in New York and go all th stanley cup e way to Washington and raise the minimum wage for everybody, Clinton told several hundred union workers.But Clinton hasn ;t embraced that standard in her own campaign platform 鈥?a detail avoided mentioning to the boisterous crowd at the Jacob Javits Center. Instead, s stanley cup he backs Senate legislation that would enact a federal minimum wage of $12 an hour, with the ability of individual cities and states to set a higher threshold.Clinton argues that a $15 threshold may be too high for some rural areas and smaller cities with lower costs of living.That position puts her at odds with a vocal coalition of fast-food workers and union members who ;ve made the fight for $15 a rallying call in their push for higher wages and better benefits.Democratic primary candidate Bernie Sanders has linked himself with that movement, turning the $15 wage into a central issue in his candidacy.Not too long ago, the establishment told us that a $15 minimum wage was unrealistic, said Sanders, i Uotj East and West coasts brace for more snow and ice amid deadly storms
President Bush began what he called air max 1 8220;a hard day by attending a service at St. John Church in Washington before observing a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House at 8:46am, the moment the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center a year ago.The president continued on to the Pentagon, where a crowd of over 13,000 including cabinet members, military officers and construction personnel gathered in front of the freshly renovated western wall to attend a memorial ceremony. Silence again, this time at 9:37am, marked the moment when American Airlines Flight 77 plowed into the building, claiming 184 victims.The flag that had been hung after the attack at the impact site was again unfurled during the ceremony. One hundred children from D.C.-area schools classmates of children aboard Flight 77 recited the Pledge of Allegiance along with President Bush.The president, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Ric adidas originals hard B. Myers spoke at the service.Addressing the crowd, Rums air max feld said, The terrorists wanted September 11 to be a day when innocents died. Instead it was a day when heroes were born. The terrorists wanted September 11 to be a day when hatred reigned. Instead it was a day when we witnessed love beyond measure.President Bush was the last to approach the podium. He spoke of America ongoing commitment to the war on terror.What happened to |
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