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Insurance

Insurer to cut rates further:

State Farm homeowners to see a 20 percent drop, state saysSacramento Bee (California) Consumer groups have asked incoming Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner…

Jan 4, 2007
Insurance

State Farm cutting its rates

Inside Bay Area (California) "This is a substantial savings for customers and, frankly, long overdue," said Doug Heller, executive director of the…

Jan 4, 2007
Energy

Gas-price conspiracy? You bet!

Marketplace Radio Program (American Public Media) Commentator and consumer advocate Jamie Court says there IS evidence that oil companies intentionally influence gas-price…

Jan 2, 2007
Energy

Gas-price conspiracy? You bet!

Marketplace Radio Program (American Public Media) Commentator and consumer advocate Jamie Court says there IS evidence that oil companies intentionally influence gas-price…

Jan 2, 2007
Privacy

Burning bridges

Nature Biotechnology (Volume 25, No. 1 - Jan. 2007) One approach that has been taken to escape WARF's IP clutches is to…

Jan 1, 2007
Insurance

Healthy? Insurers don’t buy it;

Minor ailments can thwart applicants for individual policies.The Los Angeles Times Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer…

Dec 31, 2006
Energy

Inaugural to keep governor busy;

Stars and donors with state business ponied up $1.35 million so far.Sacramento Bee (California) On Friday, four more "Gold Sponsors," or those…

Dec 30, 2006