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    Jobless Claims Cast Doubt on Economic Recovery

    For the first time since November, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose to a half million last week, the third straight week that claims have been on the rise. Ryan Sweet is senior economist at Moody's Economy.com .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For the first time since November, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose to a half million last week, the third straight week that claims have been on the rise. Ryan Sweet is senior economist at Moody's Economy.com.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Mosque, the Media and the November Elections
    1. 0:00Jobless Claims Cast Doubt on Economic RecoveryYou’re reading this
    2. 7:43How an Uncontested Mosque Became the 'Ground Zero Mosque'
    3. 44:34Iraq in the Rear-view Mirror
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