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WASHINGTON The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has reached an all-time record, the government said Thursday, and more layoffs are spreading throughout the economy. The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment insurance for the week ...
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Rising Hegemon —
Considering that each day this business week so far has contained one or more major businesses cutting thousands of jobs, this only looks to swell: ...
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WTF Is It Now?!? —
Number of Americans receiving jobless benefits hits an all-time record. And President Obama's stimulus plan gets no GOP support in the House. None. Zip. Nada. 0. Bupkus. Zero. In this season of hope that we can rise above the corrosive polarization of recent years, and in the spirit of generosity, not one single fucking rethuglican voted to pass the economic recovery bill. Why do rethuglicans hate America?
Record number of Americans now receiving jobless benefits
Crooks and Liars —
Thanks, George Bush and Republican economic philosophies!
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The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has reached an all-time record, the government said Thursday, and more layoffs are spreading throughout the economy.
The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment insurance for the week ending Jan. 17 was a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the highest on records dating back to 1967. That's an increase of 159,000 from the previous week ...
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