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Income gap debate frames Senate battle

President Barack Obama opened this years congressional election season with a State of the Union message centered on economic inequalities, a theme harder to sustain in scattered House and Senate contests.

By John McCormick | Updated on January 29, 2014
President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama opened this year’s congressional election season with a State of the Union message centered on economic inequalities, a theme harder to sustain in scattered House and Senate contests.

Mapping out his goals to assist those struggling amid a broader recovery, the president in last night’s address called for extending unemployment benefits, an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25, a new retirement savings program, and more affordable college education.

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