What We're Reading 6/29/2009
Excite News: NY court hears Salinger's suit over spinoff book
An author who's being sued by J.D. Salinger for copyright infringement is asking a Manhattan judge to let his book be published.
Bloomberg: House Considering $37 Billion Drug Tax, Rangel Says (Update3)
The House is considering imposing a $37 billion tax on drugmakers by denying deductions for prescription-drug advertising, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said.
Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Blast Internet Data Collection
House Privacy Bill Would Give Consumers More Control Over Their Online Information
Internet companies came under fire on Capitol Hill on Thursday, with lawmakers questioning how well the companies protect information that they collect online about consumers for advertising purposes.
Excite News: FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments
Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.
Excite News: Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law
Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he's spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation's toughest anti-smoking law, aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked.
