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The Daily News of Los Angeles Perhaps the politicians earnestly believe that their positions of power have nothing to do with the…
Aug 29, 2006UPI - United Press International The goal of the game is to get 20-somethings, who have the highest rate of uninsurance in…
Aug 29, 2006One state decides to pursue the gas-pumping problem after an inquiry by The Star finds it's costing consumers $2.3 billion a year.The…
Aug 29, 2006Creating statewide franchises would shake up telecom worldTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Another byproduct of more companies jumping into the video service fray…
Aug 28, 2006Arnold has been all over the airwaves this week toasting California's wine industry and...
Aug 28, 2006Associated Press Under the measure, "the billions of dollars now wasted on insurance middlemen, CEO pay, record corporate profits, overhead and advertising…
Aug 28, 2006The Kansas City Star The energy industry has repeatedly blocked efforts in America to install retail fuel dispensers that automatically adjust for…
Aug 28, 2006Costs Californians $500 Million Because Pumps Not Responsive To Temperature -- Schwarzenegger Asked To Replace Weights and Measures Administrator
Aug 28, 2006Del Mar Fair Board a prized assignmentThe San Diego Union Tribune At least 13 of Schwarzenegger's appointees, their spouses and their companies…
Aug 28, 2006Insurers Have Spent $3.7 Million to Stop Reform
Aug 28, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says sky-high title and escrow fees,…
Aug 27, 2006When gasoline gets hot, it expands. But U.S. fuel pumps don't account for the bigger volume, and it's costing American consumers about…
Aug 27, 2006Inside Bay Area (California) "The cloud of industry influence over our elected officials in this debate is just as thick as it…
Aug 27, 2006Santa Barbara News-Press (California) "The companies demand whatever is possible at the pump, no matter what the actual production and distribution costs…
Aug 27, 2006Group Asks Speaker Nuñez to Pull AT&T-Generated Cable Deregulation Bill
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