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Christine O'Donnell Calls Extending Unemployment Benefits a "Tragedy"

In remarks during a Virginia Tea Party appearance on Tuesday, former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell called the recent extension of unemployment benefits a "tragedy," which she likened to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the death of Elizabeth Edwards.

"Today marks a lot of tragedy," O'Donnell said. "Tragedy comes in threes. Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards's passing and Barack Obama's announcement of extending the tax cuts, which is good, but also extending the unemployment benefits."

When questioned by reporters about her use of the word "tragedy," O'Donnell backtracked, saying the "tragedy" to which she had meant to refer was a flaw in Mr. Obama's logic.

"If we're going to extend the jobless benefits we have got to cut spending programs, and that's the flaw in his announcement," she said, according to the Hill. "That's the tragedy."

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