Reading practice: Spanish unemployment claims rise in August, snapping 4-month run of declines.

• MADRID - Spain's Labor Ministry says the number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits rose by 51,185 in August, ending a four-month run of declines in the country's jobless ranks.
• The increase reported Friay marked a 1.25 per cent rise over July and left the total number filing for benefits at 4,130,927.

By The Associated Press  | September 02, 2011
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Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, and Spain's finance Minister Elena Salgado wait before a extraordinary session at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Zapatero and its opposition leader agreed to amend the Constitution to limit the government deficit. Spain is among many countries which are far from complying with an EU-mandated deficit limit of 3 percent of GDP. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)