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Santa Monica residents vote for clean beaches, clean government. Pasadenans opt to strengthen campaign finance reforms.The Los Angeles Times With all of…
Nov 9, 2006The New York Times The news of Mr. Baquet's ouster prompted a local group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, to…
Nov 8, 2006Dean Baquet defied a corporate effort that he said would diminish quality.The Los Angeles Times The activist group Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Nov 8, 2006Associated Press One consumer group launched a "Take Back Our Newspaper" campaign, urging readers to cancel their subscriptions unless the Times pledges…
Nov 8, 2006Inside Bay Area (California) Although Kaiser sees challenges in its future, consumer advocate Jamie Court is a little more skeptical about Kaiser's…
Nov 8, 2006Ask for Cancellations Unless Tribune Co. Rescinds Cuts or Sells to Owners Willing to Preserve and Build the Times
Nov 8, 2006Business interests who need to make sure the Gov's door stays open to them are still pouring money into his coffers. On…
Nov 7, 2006Many Americans think the recent drop is tied to the Bush administration and GOP election hopes.The Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president…
Nov 6, 2006Kansas City Business Journal (Kansas & Missouri) Harvey Rosenfield, founder of The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer watchdog group…
Nov 6, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica said a study it had commissioned found…
Nov 4, 2006The Los Angeles Times Yusef Robb, a spokesman for Yes on 87, calls such arguments "a lot of smoke thrown up by…
Nov 3, 2006Once targeted for extinction by city leaders, Measure B re-emerges as a popular move to halt the corrupting influence of money in…
Nov 3, 2006Pasadena Weekly Supporters of Proposition 89 -- which would set new limits on campaign contributions and allow candidates to reject private funding…
Nov 2, 2006The $21-billion deal for Caremark would create a dominant company in the pharmacy market.The Los Angeles Times The deals have not been…
Nov 2, 2006On pace to become California's biggest-ever fundraiserAssociated Press An exhaustive review of campaign finance records by The Associated Press reveals that Schwarzenegger…
Nov 2, 2006Ad Blitz Conceals the Real Stakes in Clean Elections
Nov 2, 2006Securities Analyst Says Buy Oil Stocks, Futures Before the Post-Election Price Rise
Nov 1, 2006What the Wisconsin patent stranglehold means for researchers. Can someone own the cells that make up what is important about a human…
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