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New claims for unemployment insurance in the United States shot up last week to their second-highest level of this year, a fresh sign of the difficulties facing workers as companies, trying to cope with a listless economy, seek leaner work forces.  President Bush, recognizing congressional skepticism over the size of his original economic stimulus proposal for a $726 billion tax cut, is now calling for $550 billion worth of reductions over 10 years.

Jobless claims climb, point to sluggish job market

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