Sat May 17, 2003 11:07 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Saturday urged President Bush and his fellow Republicans to back a further extension of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans who could lose them at the end of the month.
"Today, there are more than three unemployed workers for every job opening," Michigan Democratic Rep. Sander Levin said in the party's weekly radio address. "It is not compassionate to repeatedly tell those looking for work that the answer is simply 'growth' or 'get a job."'
"Besides," said one Democrat, "Al Gore has been looking, and he can't find anything."
Bonus Line: "Wolfowitz Tours Balkans" (Reuters) -- "Just window-shopping," Aides say.