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Commentary: Out of Work

Published March 29, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Nearly 2 million people were laid off in 2003, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of them was the husband of commentator Firoozeh Dumas. She is the author of the book Funny in Farsi.

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