[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100722/capt.0f3b9639549e4fdebc2ab8491dfc85d2-0f3b9639549e4fdebc2ab8491dfc85d2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=W_doUE3jjVV4f5wFcBWV7g--[/img]AP - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff.