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Labor & Dems

A newly energized labor movement is flexing its muscle at the Democratic convention. The AFL-CIO, especially, has hundreds of delegates in Chicago this week and plans to be more active in this year's elections than it has in a long time. It has already launched a $35 million campaign to help Democrats regain control of Congress and is buoyed by the recent passage of a new law raising the minimum wage. NPR's Cheryl Devall reports.

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