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Unemployment benefits extension clears hurdle
Posted: 07.20.2010 at 5:17 PM Updated: 07.20.2010 at 5:30 PM
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters after the Senate cleared a hurdle to restore unemployment benefits to millions of Americans who have been out of work for more than six months, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.  / AP Photo
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Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday.

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