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Congress allows benefits for long-term jobless to expire
By: Bill O'ReillyDecember 1, 2010
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AFP: Some two million unemployed Americans stand to lose their jobless checks by month's end, after the US Congress failed to pass a temporary measure that would have extended the benefits. Efforts to pass legislation to extend the benefits failed to clear either chamber of Congress before the last extension expired at midnight, as the annual Christmas shopping season kicks into full gear. "Taking away these benefits only places greater strain on out-of-work Americans already struggling to put food on the table especially during this holiday season," said Democratic Senator Max Baucus, the author of a measure that would have extended the benefits for one year.
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