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Contra Costa Times (California) The embrace of the dispatched governor's energy policies by the new administration promises to play like "a Schwarzenegger…
Oct 26, 2003The New York Post FTCR says it's outraged that Citigroup is backing new federal legislation that will override state privacy laws that…
Oct 25, 2003The New York Times Jamie Court, president of FTCR, said that without the California law, "the door will be open to a…
Oct 25, 2003FTCR et al v. John Garamendi The declaration of Mercury Insurance Lobbyist, Chris Micheli, concerning the firm's interaction with the office of…
Oct 24, 2003No Privacy For Americans, None For Citigroup CEO A California consumer group used a professional skywriter to release the first five digits…
Oct 24, 2003Wired Magazine (Wired.com) A privacy group hired a skywriter to write part of the Social Security number of Citigroup's chief executive above…
Oct 24, 2003Thousands of Nextel customers get text messages urging support of grocery pickets.Orange County Register (California) A consumer group, FTCR, sued the company…
Oct 24, 2003
Sacramento Trip Includes Discussions With Governor and State LawmakersWashington Post
Oct 24, 2003WALL STREET JOURNAL The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which favors tighter controls on the sharing by banks of private customer…
Oct 24, 2003The American Banker FTCR says it bought Mr. Prince's entire number on the Web for $30. And it paid a skywriter to…
Oct 24, 2003Copley News Service Two months after Gov. Gray Davis signed the nation's toughest financial privacy law, Congress is poised to gut a…
Oct 24, 2003CNNFN-TV LOU DOBBS TONIGHT (6:00 PM EST) FTCR was able, however, to buy Charles Prince's Social Security number on the Internet. They…
Oct 24, 2003Contra Costa Times (California) "HMO lobbyists should not be part of an administration that pledged to govern for the people, not for…
Oct 23, 2003Associated Press Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights worries that Schwarzenegger has been swayed by Ken Lay, the…
Oct 23, 2003Sacramento Bee Not everyone was pleased, however. Patricia Clarey's last job was V.P. for government relations at Health Net Inc., a large…
Oct 23, 2003Mary Anne Ostrom and Ann E. Marimow; Mercury NewsSan Jose Mercury News (California) Some consumer advocates are worried about her HMO ties.…
Oct 23, 2003Schwarzenegger selection as chief of staff is considered a straight shooter by some, but consumer advocates object.Orange County Register (California) Some consumer…
Oct 23, 2003Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia) FTCR filed a lawsuit Tuesday in California Superior Court against Nextel Communications Inc., saying the company stopped issuing…
Oct 23, 2003