Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Apr 24, 2009 |
''Obama gets tough on abuses by credit card industry'' "Obama said that while credit cards are an important source of liquidity for consumers and small businesses, 'The days of any time, any reason rate hikes and late fee traps have to end.'" Source: USA Today |
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| Apr 24, 2009 |
''Credit-Card Shocks Anger More Borrowers'' "The Pew Charitable Trusts, in calling for a policy of Safe Credit Card Standards this week, said that 100% of cards allowed the issuer to get paid back in a manner which, according to the Federal Reserve, "is likely to cause substantial monetary damage to consumers," said Nick Bourke, a manager at the institution." Source: The Wall Street Journal |
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| Apr 27, 2009 |
''U.S. Bracing For Swine Flu Pandemic'' ''Confirming 42 cases of swine flu in the U.S., the Obama administration said Monday it was responding aggressively as if the outbreak would spread into a full pandemic.'' Source: CBS News |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 27, 2009 |
''Save Antibiotics to Save Human Lives'' ''In 2005, an estimated 18,000 people nationwide died from MRSA, one of the growing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.'' Source: Public News Service |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 27, 2009 |
''Pew Featured on CBS Evening News'' ''Washington, D.C. - In response to the swine flu outbreak, Robert Martin, a senior officer with the Pew Environment Group, discusses industrial hog farms and their potential as prime breeding grounds for new virus strains.'' Source: CBS Evening News |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 28, 2009 |
''Pew Featured on Nightline - ABC News'' ''Washington, D.C. - Robert Martin, senior officer with the Pew Environment Group, discusses the two main findings from the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production's report Putting Meat on the Table.''
Source: Nightline - ABC News |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 28, 2009 |
''Food that’s 'To Die For' Shouldn’t Actually Kill You'' ''Americans are hungry for action. Congress should act now.''
Source: Politico, The Hill, Roll Call and Congress Daily |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 30, 2009 |
''About That New, 'Friendly' Consumer Contract'' "Out of the ashes of the financial crisis small flowers are beginning to bloom. One is an initiative in Washington—and among some companies—to curb ambiguous and sometimes abusive consumer contracts, especially in the credit-card industry. But before anyone celebrates the budding reforms, it's worth looking at how an earlier campaign to clean up customer agreements led right back to confusion and frustration." Source: Bloomberg Businessweek |
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| May 15, 2009 |
''Credit Card Reform Confronts Multiple Consumer Complaints'' "Congress is expected to send credit card reform legislation to President Barack Obama for signing by the Memorial Day weekend." Source: The Tennessean |
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| May 17, 2009 |
"Congress is on the verge of passing legislation that would transform the way credit card companies and consumers interact." Source: The Washington Post |
