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from firedoglake.com
By: David Dayen
The AP headline tells you that the House of Representatives rejected an extension of unemployment benefits. But the last paragraph tells you why:

Democrats brought up the bill under a special procedure in which no amendments were allowed and debate was limited. Under the procedure, the bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass.

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from usgovinfo.about.com
Tuesday June 29, 2010

While About Guide to Conservative Politics Justin Quinn cheered Senate Republicans’ success in killing a bill that would have again extended unemployment benefits for some 1.3 million Americans, he cuts through the political rhetoric and suggests an alternative to long-term unemployment compensation.
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So now we have an entertainer telling us that ALL of those who are in trouble with their mortgages should just live in the streets. That is basically the rant that the sophomoric Rick Santelli is spewing. It of course is OUR fault that we lost our jobs, as it is OUR fault that Wall Street needed [...]

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