1.0 link 145577 <![CDATA[Unemployment Extension - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/21/unemployment-extension_n_145577.html President Bush signed The Unemployment Extension Act of 2008 into law Friday, lengthening the period of government assistance to Americans struggling in the shrinking job market.

The measure helps people whose benefits have recently expired, extending benefits by seven weeks in all states, and extending them for another 13 weeks on top of that in states with unemployment rates that have averaged 6% or higher over the most recent three months.(See state unemployment rates.)

So those who live in a high unemployment...

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