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Federal Consumer Protection Laws Could Preempt State Laws A standoff this week that threatened to stall House debate over sweeping financial regulatory…
Dec 11, 2009I'm having a hard time understanding how an industry that stole Americans’ money, gambled with it and pocketed billions, then came begging…
Dec 11, 2009What does Republican Party chair Michael Steele have to say about health reform? "Delay, stall, slow down and ultimately stop [the...
Dec 11, 2009After only nine months on the job as vice chair of California's stem cell agency, former State Democratic Chairman Art Torres has…
Dec 11, 2009If money is the mother milk of politics, then big bucks from the banks and financial industry are souring financial reform legislation…
Dec 10, 2009New Dems, Who Stalled Consideration of Bill Last Night, Raised $6.5 Million from Financial Sector This Year WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 34…
Dec 10, 2009Message demands that workers "confirm with your supervisor" that they will attend online meeting with top corporate lobbyist Washington, D.C. --…
Dec 10, 2009Former state Democratic Party head Art Torres got a $150,000 pay boost today for his work as co-vice chair of the California…
Dec 10, 2009California Public Utilities Commissioner Rachelle Chong - the force behind California's land-line telephone service deregulation - will not be confirmed for a…
Dec 9, 2009UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurance carrier, is urging employees to tell supervisors if they will attend an online seminar on…
Dec 9, 2009Quote of the day, regarding an impending deal to let people from 55 to 64 years old join Medicare at their own…
Dec 9, 2009For a graph of the nearly $2 billion California consumers saved between 2003 and 2010, click here. Below is a chart of…
Dec 8, 2009The end game of the health reform bill in the Senate, with furious bargaining inside the Democratic Party, looks a lot like…
Dec 8, 2009The President is rightly proposing using government money to help hire more Americans. Back at his house, Obama should set an example…
Dec 8, 2009When a bill to increase penalties for selling methamphetamine came before an Assembly committee in April, no one voted against it. It…
Dec 8, 2009The Senate took up the right to abortion in the health reform debate today, with a proposal by Sen. Ben Nelson of…
Dec 8, 2009Group Offers "Truth Squad" Messages to Counter Insurer-Spun Sound Bites WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Opponents of health reform are fear-mongering relentlessly during prolonged…
Dec 7, 2009Can you believe what it takes to get President Obama's ear these days? You shouldn’t have to crash a White House party…
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