Job seekers speak with recruiters at a job fair in Oak Brook, ...

Job seekers speak with recruiters at a job fair in Oak Brook, ...
AFP
Thu Nov 5, 3:50 PM

Job seekers speak with recruiters at a job fair in Oak Brook, Illinois in October 2009. With jobless numbers sky-high and year-end holidays close at hand, the US Congress passed legislation Wednesday to extend unemployment benefits and expand a vastly popular tax credit for homebuyers.

Photo:Scott Olson/AFP

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