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National Edition News Cover for November 4, 2013 - Welfare-to-work reform of 1996 morphs into welfare plus work: Demonstrators in support of fast food workers protest outside a McDonald's as they demand higher wages and the right to form a union without retaliation, Monday, July 29, 2013, in New York's Union Square. Activists say hundreds of workers have walked off their jobs. They are demanding a minimum wage increase and calling for better benefits. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Renaldo Escobar works on the assembly line of a shoe factory in Boston. Obama economic adviser Jason Furman has said that millions of Americans lack the skills and education to demand higher wages. (Associated Press)
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Big Mac attack: Protesters rally outside a McDonald's restaurant to demand higher wages and benefits. According to a study, more than half of non-managerial workers in the fast-food industry can't make ends meet without federal assistance. (Associated Press)
