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2M Americans To Lose Jobless Benefits In December

LOS ANGELES (AP) – For nearly two million Americans who've been on unemployment for 99 weeks, the end of the line is near.

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Hundreds of thousands of Californians will lose their unemployment benefits this month, unless Congress changes its mind and approves another extension.

Fiscal conservatives are concerned about adding to the $13.8 trillion national debt.

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