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13 More Weeks Of Unemployment Benefits For Some Americans

By Laura Northrup on September 24, 2009 8:42 PM 62 Comments

—>On Tuesday, the House voted to extend unemployment benefits for Americans who live in states where the unemployment rate is greater than 8.5 percent. 400,000 people were set to run out of benefits at the end of September, and will now continue to receive them until the end of the year if the bill passes. More »