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Assembly Committee OKs Bill To Allow Homeowners Insurance Rates Based On Customers’ Credit History;
Credit Scores Unrelated To Risk Of Home Damage, Say Consumer Advocates
Apr 9, 2005Retreat
Arnold showed the first sign of waving his white handkerchief today when he announced at a press conference he would not go…
Apr 7, 2005Consumers & Business Owners Oppose Legislation Forcing Patients to Buy Health Insurance – Plan Would Not Limit What Insurers Can Charge
State Bill Would Make Uninsured and Underinsured Patients Criminals
Apr 7, 2005Bono Speaks Out
U2's Bono was pacing the stage of L.A.'s Staples Center last night between songs and made a spontaneous statement about Arnold, reports…
Apr 6, 2005Canada, Mexico soon will seem farther away
USA TODAY "It seems to me that this is something that's meant to deter travelers from going to Canada to buy prescription…
Apr 6, 2005Thousands Block Limos Heading Into Arnold Fundraiser
Thousands of Californians have swarmed the streets approaching the Ritz Carlton of San Francisco in protest of the fundraiser Arnold has scheduled…
Apr 5, 2005Chevron plans to buy Unocal for $18.4 billion;
Deal would bolster East Bay oil giant's strategically located sources of gas, crudeThe San Francisco Chronicle The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Apr 5, 2005Chevron-Texaco’s LNG-Gate
Today's announcement of Chevron-Texaco's purchase of Unocal has a back story that could be the biggest scandal of the Schwarzenegger Administration yet.…
Apr 4, 2005ChevronTexaco announces buyout of Unocal
MARKETPLACE - Minnesota Public Radio Mr. JAMIE COURT (Consumer Advocate - FTCR): This merger could have tremendous impact on the future electricity…
Apr 4, 2005Unfair Competition
Big Business Succeeds in Gutting California's Landmark Consumer Protection Law Multinational Monitor Vol.26 March/April California's Unfair Competition Law was the strongest consumer…
Apr 2, 2005The many faults of no-fault insurance
The Brockton Enterprise Did you have any doubt that Massachusetts has the worst auto insurance system in the country? If you did,…
Apr 1, 2005Coalition targets health care;
Group forms to improve coverage in the ValleyThe Fresno Bee The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has spent two years bringing…
Apr 1, 2005Study: Massachusetts no-fault insurance system hurts drivers
Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA) Harvey Rosenfield contended that no-fault premiums are higher because twice the number of people are covered as both…
Mar 30, 2005Group says no-fault more costly system;
Mass. drivers pay extra $50 on average per policy, it saysThe Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA) Carmen Balber, a spokeswoman for the group…
Mar 30, 2005Faulting ‘no-fault’ insurance;
Drivers taken for a $200M ride?The Boston Herald Insurance premiums on average are 19 percent higher in states that have no-fault insurance,…
Mar 30, 2005Blood Money
Arnold's 2nd largest donor is a predator -- not the imaginary motion picture creature, but the real-deal predatory lending beast. Americaquest Mortgage,…
Mar 30, 2005