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Faces of unemployment. Can’t wait for members of Congress to show up here
6 Dec 2010 Author: Jack TurnerFrom The AFL-CIO
On November 30th, Congress allowed emergency unemployment benefits to expire. Here are the faces and stories of those Americans most affected by the inaction of Congress
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There’s a lot of empty rhetoric about “Real Americans” in the political discourse right now. Well the video below shows Real Americans, and they are suffering because some real, cold-hearted, political opportunists in Congress. Show your solidarity with the unemployed.
- Tags: AFL-CIO, unemployment
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