Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, on his way to a vote on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.(Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times, AP / March 1, 2010)

By: Giselle Mares
March 2,2010


The Senate ended a politically charged dead end over unemployment pay on Tuesday night, voting to allow jobless Americans in danger of exhausting their benefits another month of aid.

The New York Times was the only publication that included a photo in the story. This publication was also the longest among the three publications. A more detailed summary of the debate that occured is presented.

The Los Angeles Times provided a brief story that simply stated that a vote would be conducted on this issue.

USA Today also published a short story on this issue. This publication simply stated the 78-19 vote. This story was brief and concise.