• President George W. Bush signed the Unemployment Extension Act of 2008 on Friday, November 21, 2008. The law allows people whose unemployment benefits have expired to extend their benefits by seven weeks in all 50 states. In states where the unemployment rate is over 6%, those entitled will be able to extend their benefits for an additional 13 weeks.CNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)

  In mid-November of 2008, there were over 10 million out-of-work Americans and the unemployment rate was the highest it had been since 1992.CBC.ca: Bush Signs Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits into Law (November 21, 2008)Buffalo News: 10 Million Americans Out of Work Last Month(November 8, 208)

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  1. Bush signed the Unemployment Act of 2008 on Friday, November 21, 2008CNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)
  2. Law lengthens the amount of time people can collect unemploymentCNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)
  3. Unemployed workers are usually entitled to 26 weeks of unemployment benefitsCNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)
  4. Each state will now allow an additional seven weeksCNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)
  5. States with employment rates over 6% will get an additional 13 weeksCNNMoney: Unemployment Insurance Benefits: What You Should Know (November 21, 2008)
  6. Bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, November 20, 2008VOA News: Bush Signs Extension of Unemployment Benefits (November 21, 2008)
  7. In mid-November 2008, unemployment rates were higher than they had been in 16 yearsVOA News: Bush Signs Extension of Unemployment Benefits (November 21, 2008)
  8. Bush originally opposed the legislationBloomberg.com: Congress Backs Jobless Benefit Extension That Bush Will Sign (November 20, 2008)
  9. Job losses totaled 1.2 million in 2008Bloomberg.com: Congress Backs Jobless Benefit Extension That Bush Will Sign (November 20, 2008)
  10. Extending unemployment benefits will cost $6 billionBloomberg.com: Congress Backs Jobless Benefit Extension That Bush Will Sign (November 20, 2008)

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