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On the recordAugust 5, 2009
Unemployment has now hit 9.5 percent in America. The Administration admitted again this week that unemployment will continue to rise.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso highlights rising unemployment and Administration's failure to meet job creation promises.

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