Furloughed federal workers file for jobless benefits, but aid isn’t easy to get

By Tami Luhby, Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during the federal government shutdown. More than three weeks later, her application is still listed as