| Above the Fold |
February 20, 2012 |
| States attack 'Obamacare' with birth control bills |
| By John Miller |
| Republican lawmakers in a handful of states are opening another front in the war against President Obama's health care overhaul, seizing on the hot-button issue of birth control with bills that would allow insurance companies to ignore new federal rules requiring them to cover contraception…Read more |
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| Deal caps jobless benefits at 73 weeks |
| By Sam Hananel |
| Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to cover fewer people by the end of the year…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| America's bad case of financial flu |
| By Kathryn Mayer |
| Americans are so stressed about money, it's making us sick. Almost half of the people surveyed in Metlife's ninth annual employee benefits trends report they're "very concerned about having enough money to make ends meet."…Read more |
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 this example clearly articulates the cfo mindset approaching human capital through prudent asset / liability management practices. the best performers understand the approach and implement strategies in accordance with those principles. 
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