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Insurance commissioner candidate Gene Reed Jr. has taken thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from officers of a Pennsylvania company that has…
Apr 14, 2008Health Insurance Market Trends Fuel Climbing Medical Expenses, Which Are a Sore Point on Wall Street Health insurance -- despite being famous…
Apr 13, 2008Governor Schwarzenegger's ballot measure committee just reported receiving 10 grand from the Insurance Brokers and Agents Issues PAC. Here's the contribution:
Apr 11, 2008Group Asks President to Deflate Oil Markets With Immediate Releases From Strategic Reserve Santa Monica, CA -- As gasoline and diesel…
Apr 11, 2008Though the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) must be commended for hosting the Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research meeting in Washington…
Apr 11, 2008The Capitol Alert has details this morning of Senate leader Don Perata's weekend fundraising event, the Pro Tem Cup at the Four…
Apr 10, 2008A California consumer advocate group is condemning Allstate for allegedly "systematically underpaying claims to policyholders, or forcing them into protracted court battles…
Apr 10, 2008Donors to the Democratic Party are getting uppity. They’ve dared suggest that the money they donated to elect people might not exactly…
Apr 10, 2008ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. MICHELE NORRIS, host: And I'm Michele Norris. In…
Apr 9, 2008Since 2006 Senator Calderon, Sponsor of Bill Allowing Invasions of Medical Privacy, Received $21,690 from Drug Companies and Pharmacies Santa Monica,CA -- Breaches of…
Apr 8, 2008The Mr. Roadshow Column: Q: Can you explain why the price of diesel has gotten so out of hand and is squeezing…
Apr 8, 2008It's amazing how fast Gov. Schwarzenegger reacts when it's his wife, Maria Shriver, whose medical records are being snooped. "This kind of…
Apr 8, 2008Allstate made a surprise decision to release internal documents about claims handling procedures that they've been fighting to keep secret in court…
Apr 8, 2008Refineries’ Profit Surge Comes On Top of Record Profits Reaped From High Oil Prices; Group Asks, “Where’s the White House? Where’s Congress?”…
Apr 7, 2008Stem cell agency President Alan Trounson told members of the Facilities Working Group (FWG) at the beginning of their two-day meeting Friday…
Apr 7, 2008A pair of adjacent stories on health care costs in today's New York Times illustrate the big potholes in privatizing health reform.…
Apr 7, 2008Salaries for key officials at the National Institutes of Health show clearly just how bloated the top salaries at the California stem…
Apr 7, 2008Blue Cross Chief Gets $10 Million as Health Care Costs Continue to Surge "Wellness,'' the new marketing slogan of Blue Cross &…
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