October 15, 2014
Top officials at the FTC have dipped into their bank accounts to support the politicians who named them to their posts, according to data compiled by the Federal Election Commission and the Center for Responsive Politics. At the Department of Justice, meanwhile, the top ranks of the antitrust division are stocked with major campaign donors, according to those same statistics.
October 15, 2014
Comcast Corp. is used to getting its way in this town. Its long list of hired guns, buttressed by David Cohen, its well-connected executive vice president, makes the firm a formidable force.
October 15, 2014
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October 15, 2014
The FTC caught David Letterman’s eye last week. Not surprisingly, it involved last month’s settlement on caffeine-laced undergarments.
October 15, 2014
Mid-term elections can be unpredictable, but expert political handicappers agree that there is almost no chance Republicans will lose control of the House in November. However, they are far less...
October 15, 2014
Editor's Note: The FTC is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; the first official meeting of the commission was held in March 1915. In this series of articles, FTC:WATCH is chronicling the...
October 15, 2014
The theory of consumer choice has been gaining ground in Europe, as reflected in a spate of recent speeches, articles, and court decisions.
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