Takeouts: NCAA final, partisan bickering blocks unemployment benefits

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SPORTS: Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin analyzes the results of the NCAA championship and what the tournament success means for both Butler and Duke.

WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: More than 200,000 people will lose their unemployment benefits today because of partisan bickering in the Senate. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich explains how ?politics as usual? is hitting so many regular Americans where it hurts.

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