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Oakland Tribune (California) Critics are infuriated that Kaiser continues to rake in profits and raise rates each year. Kaiser implemented rate increases…
May 5, 2007California lawmakers say privately funded junkets -- including treks to Japan, France and Greece -- help them make better policy decisions. Government…
May 4, 2007The Gazette (Montreal, Canada) A California consumer group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, has dug up a number of old…
May 4, 2007Where's the gas? As pump prices test $3, persistent problems, from old plants to a shortage of skilled workers, spur debate on…
May 3, 2007The Today Show (NBC-TV National) OKWU: But industry watchdogs say the oil companies are gouging consumers by indirectly controlling the supply. Ms.…
May 3, 2007The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) While the panel is only advisory, John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said…
May 3, 2007Oil Companies Sever Link Between Oil Prices and Pump Prices; Result is Bottom-Line Bonanza, Says Group
May 3, 2007A patent ruling has delivered a serious blow to one US state's hopes of a biotechnology boomNature "A serious, public policy discussion…
May 2, 2007The Wall Street Journal Consumer groups already have started complaining about the recent rise in gasoline prices and are urging politicians to…
May 2, 2007Wisconsin Technology Network "The consensus generally was that the federal circuit court had swung too far in the direction of patent holders,"…
May 2, 2007California's average hits $3.359 for a gallon of regular. Many analysts blame the run-up on a string of refinery woes.Los Angeles Times…
May 1, 2007Supreme Court affirms basis of patent objectionMilwaukee Sentinel-Journal (Wisconsin) "We thought what James Thomson did was obvious when we filed the challenges,…
May 1, 2007Last Year's Record Is Shattered at $3.40 for Regular in CA; New U.S. Mark Is Cents Away
Apr 30, 2007Milwaukee Business Journal The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights and the Public Patent Foundation, of New York, challenged the WARF patents…
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