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IrelandRadical proposals under study to tighten social welfare eligibilityBy CARL O'BRIEN and HARRY McGEE
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BusinessUS unemployment highest since 1983By ALAN BEATTIE in Washington and ALAN RAPPEPORT in New York
BusinessBig cuts in car parking rates at Dublin airportBy Ciarán Hancock and Business Affairs Correspondent
BusinessOpel and GM restructuring plan fails to convince cautious BerlinBy BERTRAND BENOIT in Berlin and DANIEL SCHAEFER in Munich
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