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BestWire "Some people may be able to afford these plans, but many will be left out in the cold," said Carmen Balber,…
May 14, 2007The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) The millions paid out to top executives at WellPoint and other health insurers have drawn sharp criticism at…
May 14, 2007With the $25,000 contribution, the insurer gains direct access to Schwarzenegger.Los Angeles Times "Gov. Schwarzenegger has so monetized politics that even companies…
May 12, 2007The company says fire risks prompted the move. A legislator calls into question the firm's 'good hands' claim.Los Angeles Times Douglas Heller,…
May 11, 2007Los Angeles Times Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights, said the deal was a…
May 11, 2007California's third-biggest home insurer cites fear of natural disastersSacramento Bee (California) Consumer advocates blasted Allstate, accusing it of trying to pressure the…
May 11, 2007CSNews.com "It is astonishing that no one in Schwarzenegger's office, or the governor himself, could see that this stinks to high heaven,"…
May 11, 2007Insurer to halt some new insurance coverageOakland Tribune (California) A consumer group said it was glad to see Allstate exit the new…
May 11, 2007The Stanford Daily via University Wire Simpson, FTCR's Stem Cell Project Director, said he was still concerned about any link to ExxonMobil,…
May 11, 2007Home insurance risk described as too greatThe San Diego Union-Tribune Carmen Balber, an advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
May 11, 2007Associated Press Fuel expands when temperatures rise, but most retail gas station nozzles don't adjust for volume differences based on temperature. That…
May 10, 2007CNNMoney.com With record profits at Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP and other oil companies, it's no wonder a lot of Americans think…
May 10, 2007Marketplace Radio Program (American Public Media) There are two things you can mention to almost any CEO in this country that will…
May 10, 2007Marketplace Radio Program (American Public Media) There are two things you can mention to almost any CEO in this country that will…
May 10, 2007CSNews.com "Oil companies have spent over $90 million on state politics since 2006 to buy political silence about high gasoline prices," alleged…
May 9, 2007San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) Getting more attention is the consumer-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which says, hold on a…
May 9, 2007TERMED-OUT SCHWARZENEGGER STILL RAKING IT IN, CRITICS SAYSan Jose Mercury News, (California) Frequent Schwarzenegger critic Jamie Court, of the Foundation for Taxpayer…
May 9, 2007Los Angeles Times Consumer advocates want U.S. fuel retailers to install nozzles that compensate for temperature changes. "It's outrageous that Americans... cannot…
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