UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.8% news 12/03/2010

+39,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER...
BOEHNER: Dem Leaders Should Stop Wasting Time on Tax Hike Votes...
HALPERIN: Dems 'In Midst of Nervous Breakdown'...
US Deficit-Cutting Plan Falls Short of Needed Votes...


UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.8%

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