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Sacramento Bee The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights had also suggested the lower federal price as a condition of…
Feb 11, 2006INSTITUTE'S BOARD TO CONSIDER SHARING 25% OF PROCEEDS FROM RESEARCHThe San Jose Mercury News John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Feb 10, 2006A panel votes today on what the lowest price really means.Sacramento Bee "I'm not comfortable that what they're calling for is the…
Feb 10, 2006Farm bureau says state proposal would cost drivers in rural areas more; consumer group backs planThe Fresno Bee (California) Doug Heller with…
Feb 9, 2006The Baltimore Sun Some experts believe the gigantic profits result not from chance but from limited refining capacity -- possibly deliberate --…
Feb 9, 2006Good Government Task Force boosts controversial campaign finance law, gets mayor's supportPasadena Weekly These changes, said Measure B proponent Carmen Balber, are…
Feb 9, 2006Good Drivers and Motorists With Low Annual Mileage Will See Benefits of Rules to Increase Impact of Driving Record on Insurance Premiums…
Feb 9, 2006Task force hashes out anti-corruption planPasadena Star-News Carmen Balber, a consumer advocate with the watchdog group, said she opposes the exemption for…
Feb 8, 2006Susan Kennedy now also is head campaigner The San Francisco Chronicle "What's amazing is that you've got a situation where Schwarzenegger has…
Feb 5, 2006Schwarzenegger gave Susan Kennedy $25,000 after he received that amount from AT&T. Days later, she voted to OK its merger with SBC.The…
Feb 3, 2006UPI - United Press International Backers include the California Clean Money Campaign, the California Nurses Association, the League of Women Voters, the…
Feb 1, 2006The amount is the largest by any U.S. company ever, analysts believeThe Houston Chronicle The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights issued…
Feb 1, 2006Its annual and quarterly profit are the highest for any public corporation, but consumers see red.Los Angeles Times On Monday, the California…
Jan 31, 2006Los Angeles Times "I think they realized that nobody's interests would be served," said Rosenfield, who wrote Proposition 103 and leads the…
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