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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 12 > Bill to expand jobless benefits defeated

Bill to expand jobless benefits defeated

By Carl Hulse / The Bulletin
June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday narrowly defeated a plan to provide added unemployment aid for Americans whose benefits are running out after Republicans, bolstered by a White House veto threat, opposed the measure.

A Democratic plan to provide an additional 13 weeks of benefits to....

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