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CNN - Lou Dobbs Moneyline (6:00pm EST) JAMIE COURT, FTCR: I was able to go on the Internet and buy for $26…
Sep 24, 2003The voting hoi polloi rule the hoity-toidy politicians. Here are some rules to put the Legislature on alert.The Sacramento Bee The true…
Sep 24, 2003The Los Angeles Times A consumer watchdog group charged Monday that $175,000 in contributions by Mercury General Corp. to Gov. Gray Davis'…
Sep 23, 2003Bills target corporate fraud, with hot line for whistle-blowers.The Sacramento Bee "This is the answer to the best line of defense to…
Sep 23, 2003Davis Receives $175K From Insurer After Signing Company's Priority Legislation; Consumer Group Says Donations Cross The Line of the Law
Sep 23, 2003Agence France Presse To illustrate the availability of sensitive data, the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said it obtained on…
Sep 21, 2003CBS-TV Evening News (6:00 PM ET) Mr. JAMIE COURT (Health-Care Advocate): What patients may see is less out-of-pocket costs because they would…
Sep 21, 2003The San Diego Union-Tribune The total $5.4 billion in crisis-related costs next year is "a shocking reminder of how devastating the crisis…
Sep 20, 2003A lack of resolution to the campaign could distract lawmakers and influence policy.The Los Angeles Times "We'll see Davis supporters use the…
Sep 20, 2003The San Diego Union-Tribune "It is clearly giving hospitals some fudge room to cut back on taking people in, keeping them there…
Sep 19, 2003Minnesota Public Radio - Marketplace Mr. DOUG HELLER (FTCR): Insurance companies are risk assessors. That's what the industry is about, that's what…
Sep 19, 2003Group Cites Secret Hurricane Andrew Memo Re: Insurance Industry "Opportunities" As a Result of Storm
Sep 19, 2003California's strong regulations in danger of being pre-emptedSan Mateo County Times "What the banks and the GOP really want is the ability…
Sep 18, 2003Northern Cal. AAA Agrees to Keep Homeowner Premiums Unchanged After Consumer Group Challenge
Sep 17, 2003United Press International "The plan's fatal flaw is the absence of cost controls," the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said in…
Sep 17, 2003American Health Line - Although the bill is "good in theory," its "fatal flaw is the absence of price controls," Jamie Court,…
Sep 17, 2003BestWire FTCR supports the goal of expanding health coverage, Court said, but insists that without controls on costs, the measure would simply…
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