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Jobs for Illinois Veterans

Updated: January 7, 2009
Illinois ranks last when it comes to getting veterans jobs. A new report shows only 34 percent of the state`s vets got jobs last year, that`s compared to 62 percent nationwide. Senator Barack Obama says he`ll challenge the Labor Department to look into

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