All Republicans supported the measure, joined by Democrats Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
The four-week average for jobless claims fell to 402, 000, the lowest level since July 2008, and under the 425, 000 mark that economists use to measure job growth.
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You could also throw in Alf Sherwood, Trevor Ford, Mel Charles, John Toshack, Mark Hughes and Bale for good measure.
Democratic Senators Mark Begich of Alaska, Max Baucus of Montana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Mark Pryor of Arkansas voted against the measure.
IBM's chief financial officer Mark Loughridge said it was "hard to measure" whether the recent series of US budget cuts - the sequester - had affected the firm.
Released Thursday, the latest data show the index just shy of the all-time high mark hit back in February, 26% above its measure a year ago. (Read On The Verge Of A Global Food Crisis).
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But putting a measure of stability back into our financial system -- building on what Mark said, if we want to go back to the type of bailouts that Congress approved in October of 2008, then let's keep the rules of the road the same.
Mark Begich of Alaska has said he needs to look at the measure's language before deciding whether to support it.
The purchasing managers index, a measure of economic expansion and contraction, reached 50.9 in March, slightly above the equilibrium mark of 50.
Most observers say they have failed to make a mark since their return, but in the absence of professional pollsters it is almost impossible to measure party or personal popularity in the run-up to the election.
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