Report claims Google benefits from special treatment Four years after the surprise news that Google executives were allowed to base their private…
Jan 28, 2011Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group that has focused much of its attention in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, debuted its new…
Jan 27, 2011As Eric Schmidt plans his transition from Google's chief executive into a role has a greater focus on government outreach, ardent Google…
Jan 26, 2011The healthcare law lets the Department of Health and Human Services set standards as to what constitutes an 'unreasonable' increase. But it…
Jan 26, 2011Consumer Watchdog sent a report to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asking for a probe…
Jan 25, 2011While Gov. Jerry Brown struggles to erase $25 billion in red ink from the state budget by slashing everything from cell phones…
Jan 25, 2011One of Google’s biggest critics is now urging new House Republican leaders to investigate the search giant’s ties to the Obama administration.…
Jan 24, 2011A new report by Consumer Watchdog accuses the Obama administration of having an inappropriately close relationship with Google, allowing the company to…
Jan 24, 2011Google's close relationship with the Obama administration has allowed the search giant inappropriate benefits such as access to a NASA airfield and…
Jan 24, 2011The group asks Congress to check on Google's 'cozy' relationship with the Obama administration Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in…
Jan 24, 2011A consumer group is calling for a congressional investigation into allegations that Internet giant Google turned close ties to the Obama administration…
Jan 24, 2011Click here to view the video of the broadcast segment for this story. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- A consumer advocacy group…
Jan 24, 2011Health insurers, long under fire by consumer protection groups for the practice known as rescission, now have the onus of proving fraud…
Jan 21, 2011Google CEO Eric Schmidt, brought in a decade ago to provide suit-and-tie management to the search giant, had a Twitter-size explanation for…
Jan 21, 2011If you don't know about high-deductible insurance plans, you will soon. These controversial plans are increasingly offered by employers. Also known as…
Jan 20, 2011Stark Contrast in Details on Giffords, Jobs Why is the public getting such detailed information about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' medical condition and…
Jan 20, 2011Pressure is building on Blue Shield to justify huge rate increases for health insurance; some of them were up to 59 percent.…
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