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California's stem-cell institute may be hunting big fish for a small tankNature Journal (nature.com) And then there's the issue of how the…
Sep 13, 2007Health Insurance Premiums Up 78% Since 2001 While Insurers Report Record Profits
Sep 12, 2007The Kansas City Star (Missouri) Although the FTC has promised to take another look at the hot fuel issue, some consumer groups…
Sep 12, 2007Charged city $11,000 for travelsEast Valley Tribune (Mesa, Arizona) Some advocacy groups warned that even trips taken on official business can sometimes…
Sep 12, 2007New Analysis Shows $4 Million from Top Health Insurers and HMOs
Sep 10, 2007Truckers, Consumer Group Demand To Know Rep. Darrell Issa's Role in Generating Federal Trade Commission OpinionOOIDA & FTCR
Sep 10, 2007The Kansas City Star (Missouri) The FTC's hot fuel letter was seen by some as the latest evidence that the agency routinely…
Sep 7, 2007The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Governor Schwarzenegger has refused a State Senator's request for documents that could reveal that…
Sep 7, 2007Consumer Group Calls on Insurance Commissioner to Expand Investigation, Issue New Rules
Sep 6, 2007Under pressure, they raise their financial support, eliminating a need to hike premiums for state homeowners.Los Angeles Times Instead of cutting insurers'…
Sep 6, 2007Ventura County Star (California) ExxonMobil also has no plans to do anything about this, except print stickers. "They acknowledge through these stickers…
Sep 6, 2007Ventura County Star (California) Given all the contamination scares that have arisen lately, compounded by yet another spinach recall last week, consumers…
Sep 5, 2007The flurry of end-of-session fundraising and favor-currying isn't confined to the four block radius of the Capitol building. It's...
Sep 4, 2007Ventura County Star (California) Carmen Balber, consumer advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said the perk…
Sep 2, 2007The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) The groups challenging the patents are concerned that WARF's licensing policies are squelching embryonic stem cell research,…
Sep 2, 2007Claims Magazine Allstate also has been recently targeted by public interest law firm Public Justice and consumer rights group Foundation for Taxpayer…
Sep 1, 2007