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July 2, 2013

Ninth "Moral Monday" Protest Focuses on Unemployment Cuts 
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More than 80 people were arrested during the ninth weekly "Moral Monday"
protest called by the NAACP to protest the agenda of North Carolina's
Republican-controlled legislature. A major focus of this week's protest
was the loss of unemployment benefits to 70,000 people in North Carolina
which has just gone into effect. North Carolina became the first state
in the country to disqualify its residents from the aid. Another 100,000
unemployed people in North Carolina are expected to lose benefits in the
coming months.

 

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