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In recent months, two heavily detailed, annotated versions of confidential Google slide presentations -- one dealing with competition issues, the other with…
Aug 28, 2009The size of Los Angeles and its economic woes make the city a nationally important test of surviving the economic recession. In…
Aug 27, 2009The media slam against Congress and President Obama has been that supporters of health reform don't make a clear, simple argument for…
Aug 27, 2009Consumer Watchdog, which opposes the bill, said the language of the legislation doesn’t do what insurers contend. “It’s anti-steering bill that would…
Aug 27, 2009Two money-in-politics reports were released today that shine a spotlight on the campaign contrbutions that banks and other financial services companies have…
Aug 26, 2009For years, Shafer had paid high monthly premiums for what he thought was a first-rate health insurance plan only to find out…
Aug 26, 2009A quiet recess week in Washington turned somber this morning with the news that Senator Ted Kennedy passed away late last night…
Aug 26, 2009The drug companies' argument against letting the government bargain for bulk prices on prescription drugs is so familiar that even talk radio…
Aug 26, 2009L.A. City council is wrestling with a proposal to shift the city's 30,000 email users and other computer applications to a system…
Aug 25, 2009I shouldn't have read the Atlantic magazine cover story just before bedtime last night, just like I shouldn't watch "Saw" before hitting…
Aug 24, 2009Ever since California voters enacted the landmark insurance reform initiative Proposition 103 in 1988, Mercury Insurance has led a series of efforts…
Aug 24, 2009Judy Dugan, a founder of OilWatchdog.org, cautions Brazilians against embracing an oil company as a national benefactor. She said the track record…
Aug 24, 2009That Google can still be surprised by privacy concerns is in itself surprising and suggests the company ought to approach privacy more…
Aug 24, 2009It turns out that all the health reform fear and fury about pulling the plug on Grandma and creeping socialism (or is…
Aug 24, 2009Chief Of Staff Also Works On Re-Election Several groups that monitor ethics in government say the payments to the Wonsleys, which range…
Aug 23, 2009Between voting to reject most of the recommendations from the state's good government panel and handing out $16 million in grants to…
Aug 21, 2009Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google's attempt to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. The…
Aug 21, 2009The whole boycott fracas over Whole Foods CEO John Mackey made me curious: what is it about health reform that scares Mr.…
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