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With Justice Department scrutiny over the Google Books Settlement only the the leading edge of antitrust regulators’ attention to Google, the company…
Jun 11, 2009The American Medical Association has proven again that the greed of the medical insurance complex is the chief obstacle to health care…
Jun 11, 2009SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Google continued to lay the groundwork Wednesday for an antitrust defense in the event that the federal government…
Jun 10, 2009The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its review of a deal that would settle a lawsuit publishers and authors filed…
Jun 10, 2009The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly investigating Google's digital books settlement with publishers, which Google claims will make millions of volumes accessible…
Jun 10, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The "Blue Dog Coalition," a group of 51 conservative and moderate House democrats who now oppose a strong public…
Jun 10, 2009When patients aren't truthful, misled doctors may give a wrong diagnosis or treatment. Patients can refuse to release the records, but if…
Jun 9, 2009In a recent letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Jerry Flanagan of the Santa Monica-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog…
Jun 7, 2009Two consumer groups are seeking to throw a roadblock in front of President Obama's pending appointment of Google's top global public policy…
Jun 6, 2009Among the most frustrating things about online services and Internet companies are the "terms of service" policies governing how the businessses interact…
Jun 5, 2009I'd rather trust Grandma's pearls to a guy with a mask and a crowbar than let insurance companies control national health reform.…
Jun 5, 2009Two consumer watchdogs - including the aptly-named Consumer Watchdog - have urged US President Barack Obama to avoid appointing Google's director of…
Jun 5, 2009A just-passed bill in Sacramento, and a proposal by California's insurance commissioner, would help end abuses by insurers. One advocacy group, Consumer…
Jun 5, 2009"The rules proposed by the Department of Insurance go a long way to protect innocent patients from losing their coverage when they…
Jun 5, 2009This powerful video, from the new Kaiser Health Network, of a Massachusetts mechanic who says he cannot afford the state's mandatory health…
Jun 5, 2009If Americans are going to be personally responsible for purchasing a health insurance policy, what will Congress do to make health insurers…
Jun 4, 2009President Obama reportedly is poised to name Andrew McLaughlin, a former Google executive, as U.S. deputy CTO. The choice rankles the heads…
Jun 4, 2009Consumer Groups Object To Expected Selection Of Google Exec To Deputy CTO Post Andrew McLaughlin, Google's director of global public policy, is…
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