2/13 washingtonpost.com - Business

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. washingtonpost.com - Business Wal-Mart Becomes an Innovator in Employee Health Coverage February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am Washington policymakers contemplating a fundamental overhaul of the nation's troubled health-care system may want to study the saga of Wal-Mart. White House Considers Subsidizing Mortgage Modifications February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am The Obama administration is considering a proposal to help distressed homeowners by subsidizing lenders who cut the interest rate on mortgages, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Bill Aims to Fix Discrepancy in Retirees' Sick Leave Credit February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am A long-standing gripe among civil servants who joined the government in 1987 or after is they cannot count unused sick leave days toward time worked when determining their retirement annuity. Trim to Stimulus Carves Into Goals For Job Creation February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am For months, President Obama has been selling his economic stimulus package as a jobs bill that would spare the nation from a frightening spike in unemployment. Asked Monday at his first White House news conference how he would measure the success of the initiative, Obama replied: "My bottom line ... GM's Talks With Bondholders Go Down to the Wire February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am With a deadline just days away, General Motors bondholders still have not signed off on concessions aimed at helping the struggling automaker win additional federal aid, said people familiar with the deliberations of a committee representing bondholders. Bloviation vs. Reality on Stimulus Health-Care Provision February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am To most Americans, the language on Page 52 of the report of the House Committee on Appropriations would have seemed perfectly sensible. British Prime Minister Says Bank Bonuses Should Be Reclaimable February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am LONDON, Feb. 12 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday that banks should be able to reclaim, or "claw back," bonus money paid to bankers if it later turns out that their job performances did not merit the bonus. Despite Pledges, Stimulus Has Some Pork February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am The compromise stimulus bill adopted by House and Senate negotiators this week is not free of spending that benefits specific communities, industries or groups, despite vows by President Obama that the legislation would be kept clear of pet projects, according to lawmakers, legislative aides and ... In Midwest, Obama Sings Praises of Stimulus Plan February 13, 2009 at 12:00 am EAST PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 12 -- President Obama on Thursday touted the $789 billion economic stimulus package nearing congressional approval, telling workers at a huge manufacturing plant here that "a new wave of innovation, activity and construction will be unleashed all across America" once the p... Congressional Leaders Work to Pass Stimulus Before Presidents' Day February 12, 2009 at 12:25 pm A day after settling on the details of a nearly $790 billion economic stimulus package, congressional leaders moved to hold final votes on the plan tomorrow in hopes of sending it to President Obama to sign into law by his Presidents' Day deadline.   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com . Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.