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December
1998
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12/23/98
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Consumers
Union Denounces Attorney General Lungren's Approval
Of Columbia/Alexian Brothers
Deal
West Coast Regional Office
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12/22/98
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Consumers
Union Urges California A.G. To Withhold Decision On
Hospital Deal Pending Review Of Inflated Sales
Price
West Coast Regional Office
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12/22/98
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Recipients
of New Electronic Food Stamps Should Have Same
Protections as Bank Customers, Groups
Urge
West Coast Regional Office
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12/3/98
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Statement
By Janee Briesemeister Senior Policy Analyst,
Consumers Union Southwest Regional Office Regarding
Rep. Wolens' Electric Competition
Bill
Southwest Regional Office
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12/3/98
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Uncontrolled
Factory Farm Manure Causes Pollution and Threatens
Health, According to Comprehensive New
Report
Southwest Regional Office
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November
1998
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11/19/98
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Study
finds access to public records getting more
difficult for Texans
Southwest Office
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11/19/98
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When
shopping for holidays, 'buyer beware' is still best
advice
Southwest Office
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11/18/98
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Consumers
Union Offers Tips For Holiday
Shopping
West Coast Regional Office
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11/13/98
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Attorney
General cites obscure exception to deny public
access to Blue Cross
valuation
Southwest Office
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11/4/98
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Votes
that Mattered in the 105th Congress Will Return
Next Year
Washington, DC Office
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October
1998
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10/29/98
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Consumer
Coalition: FCC Should Reject AT&T/TCI
Merger
Protections Against Rate Spikes and
Anti-Competitive Practices
Missing Washington,
DC Office
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10/27/98
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Miles
De Adolescentes Ahora Cubiertos Por Seguros De
Salud
Southwest Office
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10/23/98
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Noticias
o Locutor(a) Adjunto con Motivo de un Nuevo
Programa de Cuidado de la Salud de Medicaid para
Ciertos Jóvenes en
Texas
Southwest Office
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10/16/98
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Sen.
Lott's Deal-making for Used Car Dealer Lobby Hurts
Consumers
Washington, DC Office
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10/15/98
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Consumer
groups urge FCC to block SBC/Ameritech
merger
Southwest Office
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10/9/98
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Consumers
Union Decries "Forgotten Consumer Congress"
Putting Industry Special Interests Ahead of "the
Little Guy"
Washington, DC Offfice
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10/9/98
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Consumer
Message from the Ashes of HR 10 Demise
Bipartisan Support Exists to Provide More Consumer
Protection
Washington, DC Office
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10/7/98
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Consumers
to Bankers' Lobby-"Get Real"
Washington, DC Office
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10/2/98
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Texans
Have New Tools When Choosing Health Care
Plans
Southwest Office
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10/1/98
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What
the Hedge Fund Fiasco Means to the Banking
Bill
Washington, DC Office
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September
1998
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9/23/98
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Letter
to the Editor Re: Banning Entire Classes of
Pesticides
Washington, DC Office
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9/23/98
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Consumers
Union calls on the Federal Reserve Board to Protect
Consumers by Blocking Merger of
Citicorp-Travelers
Washington, DC Office
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9/23/98
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CU
asks Morales to make value of Texas Blues
public
Settlement value of $350 million called either
'highly suspect' or 'total
insult'
Southwest Regional Office
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9/23/98
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Clinton
Needs to Veto Credit Card Industry's Flawed
Bankruptcy Bill Without Changes to Make It
Balanced
Washington, DC Office
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9/18/98
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Basic
Banking (op-ed)
Washington, DC Office
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9/18/98
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Consumers
to Senate: There's STILL a Chance to Help the
"Little Guy" Avoid Huge Bank Fees - Put Basic
Banking Back in HR 10
Washington, DC Office
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9/18/98
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Governor
Must Restore Housing Agency's Priorities
(op-ed)
Southwest Regional Office
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9/16/98
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Consumers
Union: Keep Up the Fight for Patient's Bill of
Rights
Washington, DC Office
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9/15/98
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Illinois
may give Texas bad case of the Blues
(op-ed)
Southwest Regional Office
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9/14/98
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Consumers:
Make Food Safer for Infants and
Children
Washington, DC Office
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9/14/98
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Consumers
Union Applauds Proposed Rule On "Advanced Air
Bags", Calling It "Overdue"
Washington, DC Office
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9/8/98
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Consumers
Union Report: Growers Can Produce Safer Food
Current Insecticide Use on Food Kids Eat Most
"Troubling"
Washington, DC Office
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9/3/98
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Illinois
Blues Scandal Could Have Repercussions in Texas
Insurance Commissioner Urged to Look into Fraud
Charges before Approving
Merger
Southwest Regional Office
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9/2/98
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Consumer
and Privacy Groups Rally for Changes to Banking
Bill
Washington, DC Office
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August 1998
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8/98
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Consumers
Union’s Statement Regarding Shamrock
Foods’ Mad About Milk Campaign to Lower
California’s Nutritional Standards on
Milk
West Coast Regional Office
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8/20/98
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Consumers
Union Praises Report on Food
Safety
Washington, DC Office
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8/13/98
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Consumer
Groups Challenge FCC on Phones: Time to Engineer
Long Distance Phone Rebates & Stamp Out Hidden
Fees
Washington, DC Office
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8/12/98
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Seniors
Face Rising Costs And Vanishing Benefits, 19 City
Medicare Study By Consumer Reports
Finds
New York Office
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8/4/98
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Appellate
Court Affirms Earlier Consumer Victory: Blue Cross
And Blue Shield Continues To Violate Its Nonprofit
Purposes
West Coast Regional Office
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8/3/98
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CU
Marks Second Anniversary of Food Quality Protection
Act: Chides EPA for Delay, Offers Parents Pesticide
Safety Tips
Washington, DC Office
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July 1998
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7/28/98
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Consumers
Union Reax to GTE Bell-Atlantic Merger: "Another
Nail in the Coffin" for Local Telephone
Competition
Washington, DC Office
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7/28/98
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California
Homeowners At Risk For Lending Fraud &
Abuse
West Coast Regional Office
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7/24/98
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Consumers
Say Gingrich Bill Does More Harm to Consumers Than
No Managed Care Legislation at
All
Washington, DC Office
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7/23/98
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GOP
"Patient Bill of Rights" Appeals Process Inferior
& Inadequate Consumers Union to Congress:
Accept No Imitations
Washington, DC Office
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7/23/98
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Electric
Deregulation Would Turn Up the Heat on Texas
Consumers (op-ed)
Southwest Regional Office
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7/22/98
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How
Would You Spend Four Billion in Healthcare Dollars?
Consumers Union: Expanding Medical Savings Accounts
a "Poison Pill"
Washington, DC Office
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7/22/98
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Candidates
Called To Task For Ignoring The Needs Of 1 Million
Uninsured Texas Children While Discussing State
Budget Surplus
Southwest Regional Office
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7/21/98
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The
Land Of Milk And Money: Los Angeles Area Retailers
Charge Too Much For Milk
West Coast Regional Office
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7/17/98
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Consumer
Groups Aim to Tie Pocketbook Issues to OCC
Nomination
Washington, DC Office
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7/17/98
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Consumers
Union: Gov’t Report on Mortgage Lending
Positive Step
Washington, DC Office
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7/15/98
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Senate
GOP Health Plan Immunizes HMOs from Responsibility
for Mistakes
Washington, DC Office
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7/14/98
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Letter
to the Editor of the Washington Post Regarding
"Republican Wobble on Health Care," (Letter
published 7/22/98)
Washington, DC Office
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7/14/98
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A
Win for Homeowners: Onto the Senate for Action
Consumers Want Right to Cancel Unnecessary Private
Mortgage Insurance
Washington, DC Office
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7/10/98
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House
Panel Considers Bill that Spells Disaster for
Consumers
Washington, DC Office
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7/09/98
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Consumers
Union to Senate: Stop Stalling--Patients' Bill of
Rights Demands Action
Washington, DC Office
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7/08/98
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Consumers
Union Urges Specific Bank Commitments at Federal
Reserve Hearing on Bank of America/NationsBank
Merger
West Coast Regional Office
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7/08/98
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New
Study Finds Deregulation May Spur Higher Electric
Bills
Washington, DC Office
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7/08/98
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Secrecy
and Misuse of Charitable Funds Cloud Nonprofit
Hospital Conversions in
Texas
Southwest Regional Office
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