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May 29, 2003	Auto Rates Should Be Based on How You Drive, Not Where You Live CU Urges California Insurance Commissioner To Bar Auto Insurance Rates Based Mostly On Zip Codes
	CU Issues Advocacy Guide for Consumers "Getting Action: How To Petition Government and Get Results" is available as a free download or a printed publication
May 27, 2003	Mad Cow Disease: Canada's Problem -- and America's Consumers Union calls on the US government to exercise much greater vigilance to prevent the emergence of mad cow disease in the United States in light of the discovery of a case of this brain-wasting disease in Canada.
May 22, 2003	The A B C's of buying a mobile home Consumers looking to purchase a manufactured home will have a new valuable resource at their fingertips on issues ranging from sales practices to financing, and plumbing to warranties as a result of Consumers Union's new "Tips on Mobile Homes," now available online.
May 21, 2003	CU Launches Campaign to Overturn FCC Rule Changes CU has launched a campaign to help marshal the diverse interests across the political spectrum who want to make sure that localism, diversity and competition are preserved.
May 20, 2003	Consumers Union Michael Hansen's Statement On Mad Cow Disease Found In Canada Consumers Union commends the U.S. government for its fast-action in stopping imports of Canadian beef in light of the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in Alberta.
May 19, 2003	CFA Letter to the SEC Urging an Investigation into Accounting Abuses Letter to the Chair of the SEC drawing attention to some in the accounting profession attempting to undermine SEC rules requiring audit committees to pre-approve non-audit services.
May 13, 2003	CU Criticizes Bush WTO Challenge on Bioengineered Food The Bush Administration's challenge in the WTO is a challenge to every consumer's basic right to know and to be assured of safety
	Consumers Union Criticizes Bush WTO Challenge On Bioengineered Food Polls show that U.S. and European consumers want the same thing-a strict system of safety testing before these products are put on the market, and clear labeling.
May 12, 2003	Póngase en Forma para el Verano con Consumer Reports La edición de junio le trae evaluaciones de bicicletas, máquinas de correr, monitores del corazón y barras energéticas
	Guía para un Corazón Saludable de la Unión de Consumidores Un programa de 12 pasos para prevenir enfermedades del corazón y expandir su vida
	Consumer Reports Clasifica al Subaru Forester Como Mejor SUV Pequeño El Forester supera en puntuación al Toyota RAV4, el cual fue seleccionado anteriormente como el mejor
May 11, 2003	How To Complain About Your Wireless Service
	Wireless Safety Cell phones and safety are making news--none of it good for consumers.
	Wireless Shopping Shopping for wireless phone service could be easier than it is. You can easily check out the calories per serving on food labels, and the costs of one particular credit card versus another--if only it were that easy with cell phones.
May 10, 2003	Did long-distance "slamming" get easier? "Slamming" -- having your long-distance service switched to a different company without your consent -- remains a crime. What can you do?
May 09, 2003	NewsCorp/Direct TV Deal Threatens Competition Deal Could Lead to Higher Prices for Consumers
May 04, 2003	Identity Theft: Action and Prevention for Consumers If you have been a victim of identity theft, there are government and nonprofit resources to help you.
May 03, 2003	Comments of CU to NHTSA Regarding Motor Vehicle Safety - Event Data Recorders Download the pdf here
May 01, 2003	En la Primera Evaluación sobre Parques de Diversiones Hecha por Consumer Reports (CR) los Parques de Orlando Seaworld y Epcot se Llevaron las Mejores Puntuaciones La edición de Junio de CR ofrece a los visitantes de parques cómo obtener el máximo de sus viajes

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