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07.28.2009 10:10 pm

House panel votes to rein in executive pay

BY STEPHEN LABATON
New York Times

WASHINGTON — In an important victory for the White House, a congressional committee approved legislation on Tuesday that closely resembled an Obama administration proposal seeking to impose new restraints on executive pay.

The approval by the House…

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07.23.2009 2:03 am

Obama, Congress want more cost cuts from drugmakers

BY DUFF WILSON
c.2009 New York Times News Service

The pharmaceutical industry has remained relatively unscathed so far in Washington’s effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. But it is too soon for drugmakers to declare victory — especially now that…

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07.17.2009 9:49 am

White House sending $25 million to re-train auto workers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The top White House official in charge of helping cities recover from auto plant closures will be in the St. Louis region today, and he’s bringing $25 million with him.

At an event in Valley Park later this morning, Ed Montgomery,…

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