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Congress extends jobless benefits through December

SGVTribune.com - Business

WASHINGTON - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress hurriedly approved legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits were running out.

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