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Unless Congress passes another unemployment extension, the current extended unemployment benefits program will expire on February 28.  Unemployed workers will start receiving notices from their state unemployment offices  letting them know their benefits will end.  This will happen, even though benefits may be extended when Congress returns from... 

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