U.S. payrolls have dropped by 6.9 million to a total of 131.2 million since the recession began in December 2007, the government data showed. Unemployment has increased by 7.4 million during the recession to stand at 14.9 million.
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1.3 million to lose jobless benefits by year's end
The human toll is devastating. Here are some excerpts for people who have gone to the end of their benefits.
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Food stamp list soars past 35 million: USDA
More than 35 million Americans received food stamps in June, up 22 percent from June 2008 and a new record as the country continued to grapple with the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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Obama Regulation Czar Advocated Removing People's Organs Without Explicit Consent
President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), has advocated a policy under which the government would "presume" someone has consented to having his or her organs removed for transplantation into someone else when they die unless that person has explicitly indicated that his or her organs should not be taken.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/53534
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recession
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Great+Depression
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=unemploy
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=jobless+benefits
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