Democrats to give jobless benefits another vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - July 20, 2010 Democrats have stripped the unemployment insurance measure down to the bare essentials for Tuesday's vote, which is a do-over of a tally taken late last month.

West Virginia Democrat Carte Goodwin, who is taking over the seat of the late Robert Byrd, is providing the 60th vote needed to vault the measure over the filibuster in a procedural vote.

If all goes as expected, about 2.5 million people will receive jobless benefits retroactively.