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December
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Consumers
Union: FTC Pact With AOL Time Warner Is A "Landmark Agreement"
That Could Bode Well For Internet Competition
Washington, DC Office
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12/14/00
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Lessons
from Firestone: Its In Your Hands
Quality Progress - December 2000
(op-ed in PDF format only)
Consumers Union
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12/11/00
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Consumers
Unions Supports Bills To Limit Secret Out-Of-Court Settlements
West Coast Regional Office
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12/05/00
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Federal
Banking Regulators Release New Rule On Insurance Sales Protections
Washington, DC Office
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12/05/00
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Consumers
Union Praises EPA Phaseout Of The Pesticide Diazinon
Washington, DC Office
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12/01/00
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Banking
Regulators Fail To Protect Consumers In Approving Citigroup Purchase
Of Associates First Capital
Washington, DC Office
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November 2000
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11/30/00
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Consumer
Group Analysis Challenges Electricity Deregulation
Washington, DC Office
West Coast Regional Office
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11/28/00
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Emergency
Rule to Assist Consumers Facing High Natural Gas Bills this Winter
Southwest Regional Office
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11/28/00
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Consumers
Seek Insurance Redlining Relief From 3rd Court Of Appeals
Southwest Regional Office
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11/27/00
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Comments on
the Assessment of Scientific Information
Concerning StarLink Corn
Consumer Policy Institute
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11/17/00
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Mantenerse
Bajo Presupuesto Es El Mejor Regalo Navideño Para Su Familia
Southwest Regional Office
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11/16/00
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Caveat
Emptor Still Best Advice As Americans' Holiday Shopping Habits
Continue To Shift
Southwest Regional Office
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11/15/00
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AT&T
Sale Of Liberty Media Does Not Resolve Concerns About AT&T's
Ability To Thwart Competition In Cable TV And Internet Markets
Washington, DC Office
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11/15/00
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Accounting
Industry Pressures Sec To Water Down Proposed Rules For Auditor
Independence
Washington, DC Office
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11/01/00
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Opponents
Of Bankruptcy Bill Score Victory
Washington, DC Office
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October 2000
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10/31/00
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Groups Ask
Railroad Commission To Adopt Emergency Rule To Keep The Heat On
In The Face Of Rising Gas Utility Bills
Southwest Regional Office
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10/30/00
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PUC To Vote
Wednesday On Customer Protection Rules For Telephone Service
Southwest Regional Office
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10/25/00
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AT&T
Restructuring Points To The Failure Of Telecommunications Deregulation
Washington, DC Office
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10/24/00
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Clinton Urged
To Protect Consumers From Bio-Corn Contamination
Consumers Union
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10/23/00
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Informe
Advierte: Cuidado Con Pagar Servicios Fúnebres Por Adelantado
Southwest Regional Office
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10/20/00
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Consumer And
Environmental Groups Demand EPA Delay Re-Registration Of All Genetically
Engineered Bt Corn Crops
Consumers Union
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10/19/00
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Consumers
Union Criticizes AT&T's Bid For President's Help In Changing
FCC Ownership Rules
Washington, DC Office
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10/19/00
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Pre-payment
Tops List of Funeral Services Complaints in Texas
Study Finds a 'Fragmented Regulatory System' that Adds to the Problem
Southwest Regional Office
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10/18/00
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Prescription
Drug Reimportation Legislation: Meager Step Towards Addressing Monumental
Problem
Washington, DC Office
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10/12/00
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The Straight
Talk: H.R. 2515 Is A Last Ditch Effort To Protect The Credit Card
Industry And Hurt Working Families
Washington, DC Office
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10/12/00
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Consumers
Union "Troubled By Process" In Passage Of Auto Safety Bill
Washington, DC Office
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10/11/00
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Consumers
Union's 2000 California Legislative Review
West Coast Regional Office
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10/11/00
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A
Persisting Digital Divide Puts Millions Of Americans At An Economic,
Social And Political Disadvantage
Washington, DC Office
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10/5/00
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House Committee
Approves Auto-Rollover Ratings Based On Driving Tests
Washington, DC Office
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10/3/00
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Toughen
Up Auto Safety (op-ed)
Consumers Union
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September 2000
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9/29/00
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California
Governor Vetoes Credit Card Disclosure Bill
West Coast Regional Office
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9/29/00
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Federal
Electronic Signature Law Takes Effect On October 1
West Coast Regional Office
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9/28/00
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Statement
by Consumers Union Regarding New U.S. Census Bureau Numbers on Americans
Without Health Insurance
Washington, DC Office
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9/22/00
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Consumers Union
Calls On Department Of Transportation To Require Airline Ticket
Sellers To Provide Unbiased Information To Consumers
West Coast Regional Office
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9/19/00
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Consumers
Union Calls On California Attorney General To Investigate Whether
Criminal Charges Should Be Filed Against Bridgestone/Firestone &
Ford
West Coast Regional Office
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9/18/00
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Korbel Champagne
Withdraws Lawsuit Against Consumers Union
Consumers Union
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9/13/00
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San Francisco
Court Rules That State Farm Can't Hide Insurance Redlining Data
From Public
West Coast Regional Office
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9/11/00
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Appeals
Court To Take Up Suit Against Insurance Commissioner
For Allowing Zip Code-Based Auto Rates
West Coast Regional Office
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9/8/00
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Public
Interest Groups Call On Congress To Pass Pro-Consumer Bills Before
Adjournment
Washington, DC Office
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9/6/00
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Consumer
Groups Call On Idaho Officials To Protect Public's Investment In
Blue Cross And Blue Shield
West Coast Regional Office
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9/6/00
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Consumer
Groups Call On Oregon Officials To Protect Public's Investment In
Blue Cross And Blue Shield
West Coast Regional Office
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9/6/00
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Consumer Groups
Call On Utah Officials To Protect Public's Investment In Blue Cross
And Blue Shield
West Coast Regional Office
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9/6/00
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Consumer Groups
Call On Washington Officials To Protect Public's Investment In Blue
Cross And Blue Shield
West Coast Regional Office
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August 2000
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8/29/00
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Consumers
Union Urges California To Make New Computer System For Distributing
Public Assistance Benefits User-Friendly
West Coast Regional Office
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8/25/00
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California
Senate Passes Bill To Help Consumers Understand The True Costs Of
Credit Card Borrowing
West Coast Regional Office
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8/22/00
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Federal Regulators
Release Proposed Consumer Protection Rules For Insurance
Washington, DC Office
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8/10/00
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PUC Gives
Texas Electricity Customers A Break From Heat
Southwest Regional Office
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8/10/00
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Consumer
Reports Investigation Finds Millions Of Uninsured Americans Receive
Second-Class Health Care, If Any At All
Consumers Union
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8/10/00
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Consumers
Union Study Reveals A "Health Care Divide"
Washington, DC Office
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8/10/00
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Reports
Say Millions Getting Second-Class Health Care Treatment
Onus
Falls On Texas To Be "Laboratory For Change" For Uninsured
Southwest Regional Office
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8/2/00
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Consumer
Advocates Seek Ban On Utility Disconnections Due To Heat Wave
Southwest Regional Office
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July
2000
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7/31/00
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Consumers Union
Responds To Korbel Champagne Lawsuit
Consumers Union
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7/24/00
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Ground-Breaking
Manual Shows How To Protect Public's Investment When Nonprofits
Become For-Profit Companies
West Coast Regional Office
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7/21/00
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Judge Meurer
Allows Insurance Companies To Hide Evidence Of Redlining
Southwest Regional Office
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7/18/00
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Consumers Union
Urges New Mexico Officials To Protect Public's Investment In Blue
Cross
West Coast Regional Office
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7/17/00
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Consumers Union
Calls For Phase Out Of Pesticide
Wasington, DC Office
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7/12/00
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PUC Adopts
Rule Making Prepaid Calling Cards Easier To Understand
Southwest Regional Office
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7/11/00
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PUC To Vote
Wednesday On Rule Governing Format Of Phone Bills
Southwest Regional Office
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7/10/00
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Federal Trade
Commission Says Web Company Broke Promise Not To Sell Or Share Customers'
Private Information
Washington, DC Office
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