Jobless Aid Begins Expiring as Congress Deadlocks
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Thousands of Americans are set to begin losing unemployment benefits after Congress failed to agree on extending aid to the long-term jobless.
In a replay of a dispute earlier this year, lawmakers are deadlocked over how to finance an extension even as the aid starts to lapse. Democrats yesterday offered to extend benefits for a year, with the $56 billion cost financed with borrowed money.