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Legislation to restore federal unemployment
benefits for the long-term jobless failed in the
Senate on Tuesday, making it even more likely
that the 1.3 million people who lost the benefits in
December are now adjusting to a new normal. The
funding previously kicked in when state benefits
expired. Eighty-five Democrats sent a letter to
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday, urging him to cancel an upcoming recess in
order to pass legislation restoring the benefits. However, it appears unlikely any action will occur.
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Egyptians voted on a new constitution
this week — the third such vote in three
years and the first since the ouster of the
country’s first democratically elected
president, Mohammed Morsi, last July.
Initial reports indicated the constitution
was overwhelmingly approved, with
estimations that more than 90 percent
of people voted in favor. The referendum
paves the way for a new presidential
election. The nation’s leadership has
cracked down on dissenters and jailed
members of the Muslim Brotherhood, to
which Morsi belonged, classifying the
Islamist group as a terrorist organization.
A selection of the week’s most talked-about stories.
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