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When the US Supreme Court decided to allow corporations to spend money directly on campaign advertising, they opened the floodgates to excessive…
Mar 10, 2010The response to slumping gasoline use would likely mean higher prices for drivers. Consumer advocates want regulators to examine the firms' plans.…
Mar 10, 2010LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) ― State insurance regulators on Wednesday defended their actions against health insurers after a report showed few consumers…
Mar 10, 2010California's Consumer Watchdog group is suing Anthem Blue Cross after they raised health care insurance premiums 39 percent, but the company isn't…
Mar 10, 2010A video produced by Hungry Beast, a weekly news show on Australian television puts Internet giant ...
Mar 9, 2010I recently delved into Google's 10-K filing covering 2009 with the Securities and Exchange...
Mar 9, 2010Google sees an Internet far more crowded with competitors than just a year ago. At least, that's what the company is telling…
Mar 9, 2010Sarah Palin, the Cruella DeVille of anti-government-health care, caught everyone's attention with the story of her family hopping the border from Skagway,…
Mar 9, 2010Opponents, including Doug Heller, who works with Proposition 103 author Harvey Rosenfield at Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog, said the real aim of…
Mar 9, 2010Insurers Would Get Tens of Millions of New Customers Under Reform, and Owe Americans a Break from Audacious Rate Spikes By Anthem…
Mar 8, 2010A judge will hear testimony on three related cases surrounding ballot language for Proposition 17, which backers say will allow discounts for…
Mar 8, 2010There have been demands for explanations from state and federal lawmakers as well as the White House. Documents of financial records have…
Mar 6, 2010I have heard of full page advertising, but until I got my Los Angeles Times from the driveway this morning I never…
Mar 5, 2010The President called for an up or down vote on health care reform, but I can say from my own experience this…
Mar 5, 2010Thirteen years in the House and a stint as majority leader have furnished Rep.Roy Blunt, R-Mo., with useful GOP and K Street…
Mar 4, 2010The senate confirmed two appointees to the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday night, tipping the balance on the five-member commission to three seats…
Mar 4, 2010The Onion, the satirical newspaper, has an on-the-mark article today that makes you realize why people are concerned about the amount of…
Mar 4, 2010President Obama's "get it done" speech on health reform Wednesday may have been a day late, but I hope it's not a…
Mar 3, 2010