At a hearing of the bipartisan Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill, lawmakers from both major U.S.political parties cited the November unemployment figure as welcome progress.

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And we're going to begin this hour up on Capitol Hill, where the hearing rooms were full of interesting and sometimes fiery exchanges.

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Aides are bracing for a storm of criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill, particularly at the hearing chaired by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) scheduled for today.

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