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Are the Out-of-Work about to Be Out of Benefits?
More than two million Americans who have had their unemployment benefits cut off this month could soon get them back. We hear arguments about economic stimulus, the deficit and the personal cost of long-term unemployment. Also, BP's cap holds, but the ocean floor seeps, and Hillary Clinton steps up US diplomacy in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMore than two million Americans who have had their unemployment benefits cut off this month could soon get them back. We hear arguments about economic stimulus, the deficit and the personal cost of long-term unemployment. Also, BP's cap holds, but the ocean floor seeps, and a massive infusion of aid to persuade Pakistan that security is not America's only concern.
Banner image: President Barack Obama (2nd L) leaves with Leslie Macko (L) of Charlottesville, Virginia, Denise Gibson (2nd R) of Brooklyn, New York and Jim Chukalas (R) of Fredon Township, New Jersey after he made a statement to the press at the Rose Garden of the White House on July 19, 2010. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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3 storiesBP Cap Holds, but Ocean Floor Seeps
Last night, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said he agreed to allow the cap that is finally blocking oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead to stay in place . But BP is still on notice to report any so-called "anomalies." Mark Schleifstein reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune .
Read the story8 minAre the Out-of-Work about to Be Out of Benefits?
As the Great Recession grinds on, more than two million Americans have had their unemployment benefits cut off this moth could get them back. The House has voted another three-month extension , but all but two Republicans in the Senate refuse to go along. Some say benefits discourage the search for work.
Read the story37 minUS Unveils Large Aid Package to Win Pakistani Hearts
Secretary of State Clinton today unveiled a massive new aid package designed to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, before moving on to Afghanistan for the largest international conference in that country in more than three decades. The Bush Administration funneled enormous amounts of aid to Pakistan when the military was running that country.
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