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House GOP blocks bill to extend jobless benefits

House GOP blocks bill to extend jobless benefits

Republicans in the House have blocked a bill that would have extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed beyond the holiday season.

 

Obama signs bill to extend jobless benefits

Obama signs bill to extend jobless benefits

The Democrats' hard-won victory comes after the GOP tried to stall the $33.9-billion package for weeks. President Obama signed legislation extending unemployment benefits Thursday for 2.5 million jobless Americans, a hard-fought achievement his party will use to portray Republicans as callous to the needs of ordinary workers in a fall election campaign tied to the country's economic fate.

 

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