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Our economy cannot afford more delays

by Staff Star Herald
18 years ago
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By U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud
(D-Maine)

    The U.S. Department of Labor recently released its employment report for October. The results were devastating. It showed a loss of another 240,000 American jobs, which brings the total number of jobs lost this year to 1.2 million.

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