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Published 2/6/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal to expand federal aid for workers who have lost their jobs because of trade appeared unlikely to pass the Senate on Friday after a Republican linked it to a controversial trade pact with Colombia.
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