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House votes to extend jobless benefits

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Fri Oct 3, 2008 2:52pm EDT

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to give long-term unemployed workers at least seven weeks of extra jobless benefits.

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The 368-28 vote reflected strong bipartisan support for the measure. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is due to return to Washington in mid-November for a brief session.

The vote on unemployment benefits came shortly after the House agreed to back a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry that the White House said was needed to avoid a global economic catastrophe.

(Editing by Jackie Frank)



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