House Votes to Extend Jobless Benefits
online.wsj.com 9/23/2009 — House lawmakers approved a further extension of unemployment-insurance benefits for jobless Americans in two dozen states.

Bush signs bill to extend jobless benefits
edition.cnn.com 11/22/2008 — The Senate passed a bill Thursday that extends unemployment benefits.

Senate Dems restart campaign to extend unemployment benefits
thehill.com 10/20/2009 — Twelve Senate Democrats signaled support for a bill that would extend many Americans' jobless benefits by at least 14 weeks -- a necessary expansion, they said, that Republicans have so far obstructed. The majority party has been trying to pass their ...

U.S. to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners
nytimes.com 6/17/2009 — President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Wednesday to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance coverage. Mr. Obama, ...

Senate panel OKs plan to revamp health care system (AP)
news.yahoo.com 7/17/2009 — AP - President Barack Obama achieved a milestone Wednesday when a Senate committee approved a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system. The Senate panel's action, which attracted no Republican votes, came as the president's campaign organization ...

Rendell accuses Senate of stalling on jobless benefits…
GrassrootsPA.com 7/21/2009 — Rendell accuses Senate of stalling on jobless benefits… O’Neil: Around Town: Lowly clerk’s message to high state officials? Throw me the money… Republicans criticize House budget plan….

U.S. House votes to extend unemployment benefits
forbes.com 9/23/2009 — WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - With unemployment lines growing even as the recession eases its grip, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to extend jobless benefits for those who risk exhausting them. By a vote of 331 to 83, the House ...

Obama to Extend Benefits to Federal Workers' Partners  | News
advocate.com 6/17/2009 — An Obama administration official has confirmed to The Advocate that President Barack Obama will be signing a presidential memorandum Wednesday to provide benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. The White House press office did not detail ...

Obama to extend some benefits to same-sex partners - Ben Smith
politico.com 6/17/2009 — June 16, 2009 Categories: White House Obama to extend some benefits to same-sex partners Reacting to a rising tide of anger from gay and lesbian supporters at a series of slights and deferred promises, President Obama will tomorrow extend some ...

Senate Approves More Jobless Benefits
nytimes.com 27 days ago — WASHINGTON — The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to offer up to 20 more weeks of unemployment benefits to those who have been out of work a long time, after weeks of delay in which hundreds of thousands of Americans exhausted their government aid. ...