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Consumerist/Ctr for Media & Democracy Protect the US Against Front Groups

Craig Newmark | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Swiftboating, Front Groups, Consumer Reports, Consumerist, Astroturf, Politics News
Craig Newmark

"Front groups," sometimes called "swiftboaters," are people paid by shady politicians or corporate executives to deceive citizens.

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Consumerist: AIG Gets Worst Company Award

Wcia 2009 | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Worst-Company-in-America, Aig, Consumerist, American International Group, Business News

We put AIG's Worst Company in American 2009 award in the mail today. Here is the congratulatory letter that accompanied their prize: Get HuffPost B...

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Gawker Media Sells Consumerist.com To Consumer Union

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media

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Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, planned to announce on Wednesday that it had acquired Consumerist.com, a popula...

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