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• Jobless aid passes House

  September 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to approve a $1.4 billion stopgap extension of jobless benefits, but some states are beginning to seek longer-term solutions to an unemployment …

• House to vote to extend jobless benefits

  September 22, 2009 in Region WASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 …

• House moves to extend unemployment benefits

  September 21, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no …

• Plan calls for review of dams

  August 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks remain at dangerously low levels despite the … 2

• McDermott calls for review of salmon recovery

  August 3, 2009 in Region U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks remain at dangerously low levels despite the …