Energy
Consumer watchdog questions refinery shutdown
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA) "This is a really major fraud on the public to close a refinery that creates 2…
Apr 7, 2004Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Complaint alleges Frist conflict of interest
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) FTCR's complaint states Sen. Frist transferred HCA stock worth between $10 million & $30 million to blind…
Apr 7, 2004
Insurance
Letter To President Bush and Senator Kerry
Shell Documents Show Need For National Moratorium On Refinery Closures We write you with new internal Shell documents showing manipulation of supply…
Apr 6, 2004
Energy
Letter To California Attorney General Bill Lockyer
Shell Documents Give You Ability To Keep Bakersfield Refinery Open
Apr 6, 2004Senate Ethics Committee Should Ban Frist From Hospital Liability Debate, Says Ethics Complaint Filed Today
Conflict of Interest Requires Majority Leader's Immediate Recusal Santa Monica, California - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's connections to HCA and the…
Apr 6, 2004Evidence Shows Shell To Demolish Profitable Refinery, Drive Up Gas Prices;
Consumer Group Seeks Intervention Of Bush, Kerry & CA Attorney General
Apr 6, 2004
Energy
Plan to Shut Refinery Draws More Questions;
Critics say Shell Oil's decision to close its Bakersfield facility is an attempt to boost profit.Los Angeles Times State Senator Joe Dunn…
Apr 6, 2004
Healthcare
Consumer group files complaint against Frist because of HCA ties
Gannett News Service FTCR said HCA, Inc., the Nashville-based hospital chain founded by Frist's father and older brother, and its malpractice insurance…
Apr 6, 2004
Healthcare
Consumer group files complaint against Frist because of HCA ties
Gannett News Service Carmen Balber said her organization FTCR, decided to call for a new investigation after Frist ignored requests that he…
Apr 6, 2004
Energy
Consumer Group Demands Shell Keep Bakersfield Refinery Open
Oil Daily A consumer rights group, citing internal Royal Dutch/Shell documents, says the Anglo Dutch major is set to close the 70,000…
Apr 6, 2004
Healthcare
CITING A CONFLICT, GROUP CALLS FOR FRIST TO BOW OUT OF MALPRACTICE DEBATE
BestWire Citing his investments and his family's ties to the country's largest hospital chain, a California consumer group has filed an ethics…
Apr 6, 2004
Privacy
What About Pat?
Governor Schwarzenegger says that collecting $27 million from special interest groups over the last eight months has not affected his resolve to…
Apr 6, 2004
Insurance
Hitch in Workers’ Comp Reform;
State legislators debate whether imposing rate caps on premiums would relieve employers or drive away insurers.Los Angeles Times California deregulated workers' compensation…
Apr 5, 2004
Energy
Governor’s evolving rules on donors
SOME OK, OTHERS NOT: SCHWARZENEGGER INSISTS HE CAN'T BE BOUGHTThe San Jose Mercury News In the eight months since he declared his…
Apr 5, 2004
Privacy
Gearing up for a discount drug card;
The new Medicare program begins in June. Deciding which card to choose will take analysis, guesswork -- and luck.Los Angeles Times The…
Apr 5, 2004