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The Long-Term Unemployed Face Expiring Benefits

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A person looking for work stands on a street corner in Portland, Maine. (AP)
A person looking for work stands on a street corner in Portland, Maine. (AP)

Nearly two million Americans will stop receiving unemployment checks by the end of December if Congress fails to renew extended jobless benefits, which are set to expire Wednesday.  Even though there's bipartisan support to extend the jobless benefits, politics are getting in the way. We speak with Gail Chaddock, who covers Congress for the Christian Science Monitor.

This segment aired on November 30, 2010.

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