Senate approves jobs benefits for veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government, endorsing a measure that includes the first small slice of President Barack Obama's jobs plan that is likely to become law....

Senh: Good timing. Finally, something congress can agree on.

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