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The Hill On its website, the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights urged consumers to contact lawmakers in opposition to S.…
Jun 30, 2005The Daily News of Los Angeles "These guys in Sacramento can't do anything on time except cash their paychecks and per diems,"…
Jun 30, 2005Associated Press Some consumer advocates say many lower-income Americans have no choice but to turn to Canada for their lifesaving medications.
Jun 30, 2005Contra Costa Times (California) "Allstate had cheated its customers with a series of arbitrary and unfair actions," said Douglas Heller, executive director…
Jun 28, 2005Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, CA) "Anytime a certain public official has control over taxpayer funds to spend as they will, there is a…
Jun 27, 2005A Star consumer watchdog reportThe Kansas City Star Clearly, free-market adjustments explain some of the decline in capacity. Inefficient small refineries, for…
Jun 27, 2005Mailbox thefts, trash-bin diving and observed ID numbers are threats.Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Experts say it's important to remember that the relatively…
Jun 26, 2005Refinery once viewed as industry jokeThe Kansas City Star Industry critics say the financial benefits of keeping supplies tight are so tempting…
Jun 26, 2005Canada Plans to Rein In Internet Drug Sales
Jun 24, 2005Bay Area rates high in affordability for individualsThe San Francisco Chronicle Some consumer advocates criticized the survey, arguing that using a healthy…
Jun 23, 2005There are numerous ways to search for info about junk fax companies on the internet. For example, if you have the company…
Jun 22, 2005The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the federal regulatory agency responsible for overseeing junk faxers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Follow…
Jun 22, 2005A federal law makes it illegal to send an unsolicited commercial advertisement to a fax machine from anywhere in the U.S.A. Yet…
Jun 21, 2005Q. What is a "junk fax?" A. A junk fax is like a piece of junk mail, except you pay for the…
Jun 21, 2005List of Corporate Repeat Offenders FTCR research, including extensive information reported in the legal newsletter Corporate Crime Reporter, identifies corporate entities found…
Jun 21, 2005Our inability to effectively punish corporate crime has led to unsafe working conditions, environmental destruction, and economic downturn. This lack of deterrence…
Jun 21, 2005ELIMINATING REPEAT OFFENDERS: PRICELESS The collapse of Enron alone is estimated to have cost the public billions of dollars. Yet Enron was…
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