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San Jose Mercury News (California) "If there was any sort of insider information that caused Frist to use ethical considerations as a…
Sep 22, 2005Gannett News Service The president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said he thought Frist should recuse himself from voting…
Sep 21, 2005Marketplace Radio Program (NPR) Since deregulation in 1982, oil consumption has increased 33 percent. But oil companies have reduced refining capacity by…
Sep 21, 2005BestWire In addition to Angelides, the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights came out again criticizing the proposed merger. Joined by nurses…
Sep 20, 2005Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, CA) The Santa Monica-based FTCR wrote Measure B and successfully defended it in court. Carmen Balber of FTCR, said…
Sep 20, 2005Lawmakers' practices questioned Sacramento Bee "Politicans depend on the inability of the public -- including the press, to really get to the…
Sep 19, 2005Modern Healthcare Jerry Flanagan, healthcare policy director for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says the survey provides a meaningless comparison…
Sep 19, 2005Big Oil Bringing Price Controls On ItselfVentura County Star (California) FTCR suggests the 20-cent post-Katrina leap was pure gouging, with no other…
Sep 19, 2005DO REFINERS KEEP CAPACITY LOW IN ORDER TO DRIVE PRICES HIGHER?Calgary Sun (Alberta) The U.S.-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR)…
Sep 19, 2005The New York Times The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights calculates that the current Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, Robert Wooley, received more…
Sep 17, 2005The Houston Chronicle (Texas) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer group, has received complaints that companies have been slow…
Sep 17, 2005SCHWARZENEGGER: If it's signed, low-income Inland drivers would be able to buy inexpensive coverage.Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) "For most low-income working people,…
Sep 17, 2005San Jose Mercury News (California) Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, agreed. "It's ridiculous that…
Sep 16, 2005Sacramento Bee (California) "We want certain guarantees that they (UnitedHealth Group & PacifiCare) won't pull out of the small group market and…
Sep 16, 2005Low-cost policies could be offered in Fresno Co.Fresno Bee (California) "Under the law, you are obligated to have liability insurance to protect…
Sep 15, 2005Health Insurance Costs Exceed Annual Minimum-Wage EarningsLos Angeles Times Consumer advocates question why premium increases are needed as insurance industry profits rise.…
Sep 15, 2005Los Angeles Times "This report gives consumers less information than Ebert & Roeper's movie reviews," said Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for…
Sep 14, 2005PATIENTS, AT LEAST, PERCEIVE THE CARE AS IMPROVING OVER LAST YEARSan Jose Mercury News However, some questioned how useful or helpful the…
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