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    Unemployment Rises and Will Keep Climbing

    Five hundred sixteen thousand Americans filed for unemploymen t last week, bringing the total to 3.8 million, about the size of the City of Los Angeles. The weekly total of lay-offs is the highest since the attacks of September 11, 2001.  David Serchuk is Assistant Editor at the Intelligent Investing channel at Forbes.com.

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

    Five hundred sixteen thousand Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total to 3.8 million, about the size of the City of Los Angeles. The weekly total of lay-offs is the highest since the attacks of September 11, 2001. David Serchuk is Assistant Editor at the Intelligent Investing channel at Forbes.com.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      David Serchuk

      Assistant Editor of the Intelligent Investing channel, Forbes.com

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Imperial Presidency and the Rule of Law
    1. 1:34Unemployment Rises and Will Keep ClimbingYou’re reading this
    2. 7:14Has the Bush Administration Taken Presidential Power Too Far?
    3. 42:32A Political Awakening as Gay-Marriage Advocates Take to the Streets?
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