Gather Weekly: unemployment, piracy stocks, health care
This week's Gather articles (12/1-12/5):
Health care reform
- Senate Dems seek to limit tax deduction on compensation for health insurance executives
- Politics, Lumbergh style: Senate will vote on health care bill amendments this weekend
- Glimmer of bipartisanship: several Dems join GOP in health care bill amendment
- But what about the death panels? AARP backs Dems' health care bill
- Mashable's Pete Cashmore on 10 Web trends to watch in 2010
- Explosive growth of social networks: infographic
Economy
- Is the tide turning for unemployment? Initial jobless claims fell to one-year low last week
- The new green economy: marijuana market booming in Humboldt County, CA
- The 10.2% solution: Obama hosts jobs summit today at White House to address unemployment
- Duct tape legislation: House bill will fix deadline glitch in unemployment benefits extension bill
- Gay marriage bill defeated in New York state Senate
- Capitol Hill's taxing agenda: Congress ponders tax legislation to end 2009
- Democratic leaders advocate additional unemployment benefits extension
- House to extend unemployment benefits, estate tax break before Xmas; jobs bill delayed until 2010
Books
