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THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE John Simpson, who has been monitoring the stem cell program on behalf of a Santa Monica nonprofit called…
Apr 18, 2007Associated Press "Hall's health should be a primary concern," said John Simpson of the Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which has…
Apr 18, 2007San Jose Mercury News (California) Although it's unclear if Hall's letter signals a serious division within the agency, John Simpson of the…
Apr 18, 2007Oakland Tribune The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer watchdog group based in Santa Monica, sees it differently. "The spread…
Apr 18, 2007Report shows fuel consumption is actually higher now than last yearThe Houston Chronicle (Texas) Americans just seem more conditioned -- and maybe…
Apr 18, 2007Talk on distributing funds grows contentious.Sacramento Bee (California) John Simpson, stem cell project director for the watchdog group Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Apr 18, 2007The Berkeley Daily Planet (California) Release of the documents sparked a sharp April 12 letter from John M. Simpson of the Santa…
Apr 18, 2007The California Assembly Health Committee approved a bill today by Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) that would require HMOs and health insurers to…
Apr 17, 2007Associated Press The jury found Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate -- which claimed most of the damage was due to storm surge, an event…
Apr 17, 2007The San Diego Union-Tribune "(James) Thomson made a very important contribution to science," said John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Apr 16, 2007Stem cells get the publicity, but the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's cash cow continues to be vitamin D.Wisconsin State Journal The Los…
Apr 16, 2007Wisconsin State Journal By requesting that the embryonic stem cell patents be re-examined, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights' John M.…
Apr 16, 2007Poll shows most resigned to prices climbingThe Stockton Record Judy Dugan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights wants California lawmakers…
Apr 16, 2007Los Angeles Daily News There's a provision of Prop. 103 that's responsible for a serious change in insurance pricing that's already being…
Apr 15, 2007Autos: The Low-cost Option Finds Few Takers. Some Blame MarketingThe Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) Doug Heller, executive director of the Los Angeles-based…
Apr 14, 2007State House News Service The California-based health-care advocacy group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights condemned the state's approval of high-deductible health…
Apr 13, 2007Ventura County Star (California) It's a good, civic-minded, energy-saving action, but the wrong payment method, said Judy Dugan, research director for the…
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