Nov 4th, 2009 - Freep
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate voted unanimously tonight to extend unemployment benefits by as much as 14 weeks to out-of-work Americans, including about 100,000 Michiganders who have exhausted their jobless benefits or would do so by year's end.
The legislation -- which had been hanging fire in the Senate for weeks -- still required a supermajority vote to close off debate as Republicans held it up, despite the unanimous vote in the end. It now returns to the House, where quick passage could come as early as Thursday.
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