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Obama pushes GOP to extend unemployment benefits

Obama pushes GOP to extend unemployment benefits

A vote on the package is set for Tuesday, minutes after the swearing-in of a new West Virginia senator gives Democrats the ability to overcome a filibuster.

On the eve of a vote to extend jobless benefits, President Obama urged Republican senators to set aside partisanship and vote for a package that would provide relief to 2.5-million out-of-work Americans.

Senh: I'm wondering if the unemployment rate is high because people are content with their unemployment paychecks or if companies are just not hiring - a chicken-or-the-egg issue. Let's see if scientists can figure this one out.

 

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