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The president has lifted the Bush restrictions on embryonic stem cell on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research mean for the…
May 20, 2009Baucus may be too quick to compromise away the public part of that public-private combination. Insurance companies are already furiously lobbying against…
May 19, 2009HELENA, MT -- At a town hall meeting last Thursday in Rio Rancho, N.M., the first question directed to President Barack Obama…
May 19, 2009"The fact that oil is over $50 per barrel, much less close to $60, doesn't make sense in a pure supply and…
May 19, 2009Americans Want Green Solutions But Worry About Costs; Handbook Identifies Wasted Billions, Best Paths Washington, DC -- As President Obama announces new…
May 19, 2009This conjunction of abundant supply and low demand should translate into cheap prices. But that isn't the case right now. “The fact…
May 18, 2009A far-reaching ruling is expected in a case that could apply limits in 2004's Proposition 64 to ads for cigarettes. San Francisco,…
May 18, 2009Commissioners Solicited Sponsorships; Ethical Questions Raised Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson solicited money for an energy conference from many of the Midwest…
May 17, 2009Insurance companies, including American International Group (AIG), spent nearly $36 million in recent years on political contributions to members of Congress, according…
May 16, 2009In-your-face watchdog gets advice from Microsoft 'people,' interest from Verizon SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Google Inc. has attracted a number of critics…
May 15, 2009This week, The Economist zoomed in on an issue that the press has overlooked of late: the details of where the money…
May 15, 2009ED SCHULTZ, HOST: I'm Ed Schultz. Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Now, remember on Monday when the bigwigs from the insurance…
May 15, 2009State Farm had to be prodded into reducing premiums as much as it did, said Douglas Heller, executive director of Consumer Watchdog,…
May 15, 2009"The federal government should oversee insurance," U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) said yesterday as he convened another House hearing on how to…
May 15, 2009Doug Heller, the executive director of Consumer Watchdog, said State Farm proposed last year to lower auto insurance rates by 3.2 percent…
May 15, 2009Rescission Victims Still Lack Coverage, Payments Despite Legal Settlements Advocates who applauded California's effort to reinstate patients said not enough was…
May 14, 2009Washington D.C. -- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee, in closed-door health care discussions today, must answer ten questions about how its plan…
May 14, 2009Auto, home, business and life insurance companies contributed $35,743,017 million to members of Congress during the last two election cycles, according to…
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