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June 18, 2010

Unemployment Measure Stalls in Senate as Jobless Claims Rise
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The Senate has failed to pass a measure to extend unemployment benefits
to long-term jobless Americans and extend billions in aid to
cash-strapped states for a second straight day. On Thursday, Democrats
failed to secure the sixty votes needed to advance the approximately
$120 billion package despite paring it down to win bipartisan support.
An estimated 1.2 million people will stop receiving unemployment checks
by the end of the month if the measure fails to pass. New figures
released Thursday show jobless insurance claims have increased for the
second consecutive week, from 460,000 to 472,000.



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