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Released: December 21, 2011
3 million could lose jobless pay in impasse
Source: Robert Pear, NY Times (Free Registration)
More than three million people stand to lose unemployment insurance benefits in the near future because of an impasse in Congress over how to extend the aid and how to offset the cost.
Jobless benefits have been overshadowed by debate on a payroll tax cut, but have become a huge sticking point in negotiations on a bill that deals with both issues.
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