An unemployed man checks notices on the wall at the New York State Department of Labor employment center in June 2010. New claims for US unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, after two weeks of sharp declines linked largely to seasonal layoffs, government data showed Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AP - A House vote Thursday is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resume unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed.




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