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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Critics of the revised legal settlement with US authors and publishers that would allow Google to scan and sell…
Jan 29, 2010Todd Foreman of Consumerwatchdog.org says his organization, based in Santa Monica, has received complaints from GeoVera customers in Southern California whose rates…
Jan 28, 2010Consumer Watchdog urged the court to reject the settlement, saying it's anticompetitive and violates U.S. and international law. "This scheme acts to…
Jan 28, 2010Brief Argues Books Settlement Continues Steal From Absent Class Members, Remains Anti-Competitive WASHINGTON, DC -- Consumer Watchdog today filed a brief urging…
Jan 28, 2010In a performance that was par for the Treasury Secretary’s appearances before Congress, Tim Geithner smirked through a morning of grilling by…
Jan 28, 2010Obama should close a legal loophole that currently prohibits 132 million Americans from holding their health insurance providers legally accountable for denials…
Jan 27, 2010Doug Heller, executive director of Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit political group, said the value of gifts by interest groups is not worth…
Jan 27, 2010Harvard Professor Ben Edelman has just revealed that Google's toolbar sent information about consumers' web activity back to the Internet giant's servers…
Jan 27, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With a major health overhaul in deep trouble, some lawmakers want a scaled-back approach that targets the indisputably unpopular…
Jan 26, 2010Washington, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog urged President Obama to watch Sunday’s Dateline NBC documentary on patients who have insurance but not adequate…
Jan 26, 2010Here's the full link to last night's excellent Dateline NBC "Critical Condition," which followed insured patients as they were turned down by…
Jan 26, 2010OLDWICK, N.J. -- In a pre-emptive strike on a legislative mandate, major health insurers in Florida have agreed to pay for what…
Jan 25, 2010Consumer Watchdog, the consumer advocacy group, released its own report last week targeting the industry for spending big money on campaign contributions…
Jan 25, 2010This month's big earthquake in Eureka, followed by the far more devastating one in Haiti, should focus attention on the staggering uninsured…
Jan 25, 2010A proposal to allow Georgia residents to buy individual insurance plans across state lines could give residents cheaper options for coverage, but…
Jan 22, 2010The Supreme Court just gave Wall Street (and the rest of the corporate world) the go ahead to spend unlimited money running…
Jan 21, 2010Also today, a report from Consumer Watchdog documents the sickening flow of financial industry money, carried forth by that "army of lobbyists"…
Jan 21, 2010Flood of Dollars Looks Like “Wall Street Buying Votes,” says Watchdog; More Massachusetts-Style Backlash Likely If Consumer Protections Are Dropped Washington,…
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