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epi.org - 11/20/2008
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Economic Snapshots See Snapshots archive . Snapshot for November 19, 2008. The need for another unemployment benefit extension by Kai Filion In June, it was clear that the U.S. economy was faltering. The national unemployment rate was 5.5%, and in the last week of that month 404,000 new people ...
bobgeiger.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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The United States Senate will vote this week
-- and very likely today -- on a bill...
that will extend unemployment insurance benefits by seven weeks for the jobless whose benefits have run out and a total of 13 weeks for those in states with an ...
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BobGeiger.com: Democrats Push For Unemployment Benefits ...
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As Jobless Claims Hit 16-Year High, Congress Mulls Extending Unemployment Benefits
Wonk Room —
... will do so by the end of the year.” Without benefits, “the Congressional Budget Office finds that about 50% of the long-term unemployed fall under the poverty line.” ...
Congress Should Extend Unemployment Benefits Again
Daily Kos —
... The situation hasn't improved. As Kai Filion at the Economic Policy Institute writes, last week, an additional 516,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits. That's the highest level since September 2001. ...
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