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Obama Returns to Campaign Tactics to Push Stimulus Bill
February 9, 2009 at 3:08 pm

ELKHART, Ind., Feb. 9 -- President Obama took his campaign for a massive new economic stimulus package to this hard-hit corner of Indiana Monday and urged Congress to pass a bill "immediately" to avoid the prospect of a "deepening disaster."


U.S. Stocks Dip Slightly as Senate Debates Stimulus Bill
February 9, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Stock markets stayed quiet this morning as investors waited for the Senate to take an early vote on the massive $820 billion economic stimulus plan.


Bailout Plan Delayed as Stimulus Pitch Absorbs Agenda
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

Senior Obama administration officials sought to intensify pressure on Congress yesterday to pass a massive stimulus package for the crumbling economy, warning lawmakers of the consequences of delay while rescheduling the unveiling of their financial rescue plan to keep the spotlight on Capitol Hill.


Search Firms Feel Chill of Recession
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, tens of thousands of them in the Washington region, many in the financial services and information technology fields. And now, the industry that traditionally has been fueled by workplace turnover and executive departures is feeling the repercussions of...


A Fitness Chain Right Out Of a Developer's Dream
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

I thought I knew how fitness centers make money. They sell lots of memberships at low prices, assuming many people will stop showing up. The fitness center is built and staffed for the regulars, so the money from the no-shows is profit. That's not how entrepreneur David von Storch does it. "Our m...


Russia's Medvedev Putting Some Distance Between Himself and Putin
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

MOSCOW -- With a series of careful moves and subtle statements, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has begun to shed his image as the obedient sidekick of his powerful predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, fueling speculation that their partnership could be strained by the nation's worsenin...


Pentagon Issues 'Credits' To Offset Harm to Wildlife
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

The Pentagon has been funding Texas A&M University to pay landowners near a Texas military post to protect endangered bird species on their land under a secretive program designed to free the military to conduct training activities that would damage the birds' habitats inside the post's bound...


Pride of Argentina Falls on Hard Times -- Drought Kills Off Cattle by Thousands
February 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

SAN MIGUEL DEL MONTE, Argentina -- She was the pride of the pampas. A free-range phenom. Independent, healthy, out there by the millions in the clean air, the fresh grass, in both life and tasty death a symbol of all that still was exceptional about this proud nation.


Experts Disagree on Calculating CEO Benefits
February 8, 2009 at 12:00 am

Ask the Securities and Exchange Commission what Walt Disney Co. chief executive Robert A. Iger made last year, and you get $30.6 million.

 

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