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San Diego Business Journal "California has a lot of strong patient protections -- more than a lot of other states," said Carmen…
May 1, 2006The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) "This issue has been studied to death," said Doug Heller, a lobbyist for The Foundation for…
Apr 30, 2006Motorists fume, Congress squirmsAssociated Press Outspoken oil industry critic Doug Heller is hopeful the latest news about oil industry profits will finally…
Apr 29, 2006Modest increases, and some declines, reported at pumpsThe San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in…
Apr 29, 2006A consumer group accuses the company of profiteering after it reports earnings of $4 billion, boosted by oil extraction and refining.The Los…
Apr 29, 2006Even with calls for probes and legislation, analysts see supply, demand issue. Sacramento Bee (California) Exxon Mobil's profits, covering the January-March quarter,…
Apr 28, 2006Exxon Mobil makes case for big profitsThe Houston Chronicle The nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights declared in a report Thursday…
Apr 28, 2006Agence France Presse The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer advocacy group, said Chevron's report showed a 260 percent increase…
Apr 28, 2006City News Service Patients then get dumped for inconsistencies -- not fraud, as is required by the law, according to The Foundation…
Apr 28, 2006Customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield say they were dumped after incurring medical costs. The lawsuits allege that once individual policyholders…
Apr 28, 2006Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) "The extreme run-up in pump prices since the beginning of April isn't even reflected here," said Judy Dugan…
Apr 27, 2006Agence France Presse "ExxonMobil's report of a record 8.4 billion dollars in first-quarter profits demonstrates that skyrocketing gasoline prices are due to…
Apr 27, 2006NBC-TV4 Los Angeles "This is a national problem," said FTCR's Jerry Flanagan. "Insurance companies sell you a policy and then they break…
Apr 27, 2006CBS-TV Evening News Mr. JERRY FLANAGAN (Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights): The law is very clear. The only way an insurance…
Apr 27, 2006THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE The oil companies aren't the only ones benefiting from the price spike, says Doug Heller of the Arnold…
Apr 26, 2006Associated Press "Requiring something people cannot afford is not a solution to solving the health care crisis," said Jerry Flanagan, health care…
Apr 26, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) "Of the 60-cent increase in gasoline prices this year, 42 cents is entirely attributable to refiner profits,"…
Apr 25, 2006Agence France Presse The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in a recent report on California prices -- among the country's highest…
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