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As Google’s gadfly, Consumer Watchdog has noted that the company developed a presentation trying to argue that antitrust concerns are unreasonable and…
May 12, 2009CHICAGO, IL -- University of Chicago law professor Randal Picker raised concerns recently over a court settlement that will grant Google the…
May 12, 2009Cleveland-based Medical Mutual offers the produce to those with employer-provided insurance as well as to those who buy its individual plans. As…
May 12, 2009My brain is sprained from trying to figure out the big White House meeting today between medical/insurance industry execs and President Obama.…
May 11, 2009Washington, D.C. -- President Obama and U.S. Senate health care reform leaders must not override state consumer protection laws as suggested by…
May 11, 2009You'd think with the communications resources that Google has at its disposal, the Internet giant's executives would be able to answer direct…
May 9, 2009Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog has sent to the U.S. Justice Department a Google document presenting the best corporate arguments for why…
May 8, 2009Is Google a monopoly? That question, which is increasingly gaining the attention of regulators in Washington, D.C., is also the subject of…
May 8, 2009Google has launched a wide-ranging campaign highlighting its "competition and openness," meeting with everyone from policymakers to media in order to convince…
May 8, 2009You can see a copy of a Google PowerPoint to that effect over at Silicon Alley Insider, which got it from Consumer…
May 8, 2009Alcohol, tobacco and oil firms, sports teams and studios could bear a larger fiscal burden if voters say no on May 19.…
May 8, 2009It's not a household name, but Frank Luntz is the brilliant deceiver of the GOP who in 2002 taught the Bush Administration…
May 8, 2009Google, having dealt with two major antitrust issues 2008 and facing the potential of more to come, has begun a program to…
May 7, 2009The Arkansas average price for regular gasoline topped $2 on Wednesday for the first time in more than six months. Demand for…
May 7, 2009Google has said the settlement will benefit authors, publishers and readers, because it will result in expanded access to books. Nonetheless, the…
May 7, 2009Four consumer advocacy groups implored Gov. Charlie Crist today to veto a bill that would allow large insurers to charge essentially unregulated…
May 6, 2009In recent years Floridians have seen the worst of the insurance industry. From lousy hurricane claims handling to price gouging, dumping customers…
May 6, 2009Sued Companies Must Disclose Class Members, Court Says Now, lawyers suing Safeco can proceed with demands for a list of California residents…
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