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• Idaho tops $500 million in unemployment payouts

  October 12, 2009 The state has paid out nearly $504 million in regular, extended and supplemental unemployment insurance benefits so far this year. 1

• Spouse’s tax problems dog nominee

  February 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis became the latest Cabinet nominee to face questions about unpaid taxes Thursday as a Senate panel abruptly postponed a scheduled vote on her …