States in line for extended benefits
Posted: October 9, 2009 at 3:47 a.m.
The House on Sept. 23 approved a bill that would extend benefits by up to 13 weeks for jobless workers living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher.
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