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Shell Oil’s Profit Report Confirms West Coast Profiteering
Senator Boxer Calls on Shell to Answer Questions
Apr 29, 2004Sen. Boxer Seeks Review of Shell Plant Set to Close
Los Angeles Times Boxer said an independent audit was needed because the oil company's credibility had been undermined by its inconsistent statements…
Apr 29, 2004Pumped-up profits for oil refiners;
Gas prices artificially inflated, critics claimSan Diego Union-Tribune The profit results have fueled the ire of oil industry critics, who contend that…
Apr 29, 2004Governor backs plan to spur energy competition
San Diego Union Tribune Consumer advocates, meanwhile, who had opposed Nunez's bill, found themselves in agreement with the speaker's criticism. "We are…
Apr 29, 2004Fighting Mad Doctors’ Disease
Marketplace - National Public Radio Mad doctors disease is out of control. Striking doctors are not targeting insurance companies even though their…
Apr 29, 2004Fighting Mad Doctors’ Disease
Marketplace - National Public Radio Mad doctors disease is out of control. Striking doctors are not targeting insurance companies even though their…
Apr 29, 2004Camera! Action!… No Lights?
In a letter to PUC Chairman Mike Peevey today, Governor Schwarzenegger announced his intention to send California back into the throes of…
Apr 29, 2004Consumer Group Sues Health Net
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Health Net Inc., one of California's biggest health insurers, is being sued by a consumer group for using a…
Apr 28, 2004‘Bait and Switch’ Alleged at Health Net
Los Angeles Times A consumer group's lawsuit alleges that Health Net Inc., one of California's largest medical insurers, failed to provide public…
Apr 28, 2004Los Angeles Times Op-Ed
“L.A. Could Cut Drug Costs With Bulk Buys”
City Council plan would ease the prescription bite for residentsLos Angeles Times Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear from…
Apr 28, 2004BP’s Profit Report Shows Dangerous Trend Continues:
Oil Companies' Profits Spike With Gas Prices
Apr 27, 2004Doctors to transmit orders via computer
San Diego Union-Tribune However, technological advances such as electronic prescribing can be "a double-edged sword" because of privacy issues, said Jerry Flanagan,…
Apr 27, 2004