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  • Congressman Seeks Unemployment Stories: Benefits for 2 million expire Dec. 31 (RI Democrat)

    12/12/2011 10:38:22 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 7 replies
    Patch ^ | December 12, 2011 | Sandy Phaneuf
    U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) is asking unemployed Rhode Islanders to share their stories so that his colleagues will understand the importance of passing an emergency extension to benefits set to expire for more than 2 million Americans on Dec. 31. The Congressman has launched a new Tell Your Story feature on his website in hopes to convince the House and Senate to pass the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 3346) which would continue the program through the end of 2012. More the 9,800 state residents currently depend on the aid and according to Director of the...
  • Belgian troops deployed to battle marauding caterpillars

    06/01/2007 12:23:55 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 16 replies · 958+ views
    AFP on Yahoo ^ | 6/1/07 | AFP
    BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgian troops are preparing to battle an invasion of hairy caterpillars which can provoke allergic reactions in humans, authorities announced Friday. From Monday, a contingent of 24 soldiers will take part in the fight against the well-organised creepy-crawlies, called procession caterpillars because of their habit of marching in lines. They will join forces with firefighters, civil protection officers and private firms already doing battle against their tiny foes. For the last two weeks several communes in Limburg have been invaded, with pedestrians, cyclists, outside workers and school children among the victims. Authorities said that some 20 communes...