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1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/obamas-state-of-the-union-address-2014_n_4590869.html

2. Obama wants to strengthen the middle class, which he speaks about in the state of the union address. His main goal is to increase wages and create new jobs

3. The president can make executive orders. He has the power to change a law for his employees. This power would give him the right to raise minimum wage for his employees.

4. An informal power of the president is the ability to set the legislative agenda. This power gives him the ability to set the topic of minimum wage in the agenda.