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NCL grooming a new generation of savvy consumers during NCPW and year-round

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March 7, 2010
This year’s government-sponsored National Consumer Protection Week highlights the importance of consumer literacy at every age. NCL’s LifeSmarts program does just that – year-round.

NCL applauds I.M.P. and Ticketfly agreement to reduce service fees

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February 19, 2010
Today NCL is applauding an announcement by I.M.P. and Ticketfly that service fees for ticketbuyers at the Merriweather Post Pavillion amphitheatre in Columbia, Maryland will be reduced by 30 percent.

NCL’s Fraud Center: recession-linked scams on the rise in 2009

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February 16, 2010
The recession is helping at least some people prosper despite tough economic times – scammers preying on consumers who are looking for ways to earn money.

NCL thanks CARFAX for underwriting LifeSmarts study aid

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February 1, 2010
February 2010’s Question-of-the-Day Calendar features practice questions on personal finance.

TicketDisaster.org coalition members react to DOJ settlement in Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger

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January 25, 2010

The TicketDisaster.org coalition members' reaction to the Department of Justice’s decision to allow the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger to proceed

NCL hails federal court support for keeping food suit in DC

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January 22, 2010

The National Consumers League is hailing a decision by a US District judge in its case against General Mills, Inc. back to the District of Columbia Superior Court as “a win for consumers.”

Consumer group issues alert to generous regarding disaster scams

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January 20, 2010

Opportunistic con artists have exploited both natural disasters and terrorist attacks to bilk generous consumers attempting to make financial contributions to rescue efforts, and the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti will likely be no exception

Consumers nationwide speak with one voice on Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger

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January 19, 2010

Nearly 25,000 consumers, in what advocates are calling an "unprecendented groundswell of consumer outrage," have directly contacted the Department of Justice, urging its Antitrust Division to listen to their collective voice and block the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger.

TicketDisaster.org urges DOJ to investigate Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger

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January 8, 2010

As Ticketmaster and Live Nation stockholders voted to approve moving forward with the proposed merger, members of the TicketDisaster.org coalition released a statement urging the Department of Justice to look toward the interests of consumers and competition by refusing concessions and blocking the merger.

TicketDisaster.org coalition corrects reports on DOJ action on Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger

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January 6, 2010

In response to recent reports suggesting that an approval of the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger by the DOJ is imminent, members of the TicketDisaster.org coalition have corrected rumors and given further reason why the merger should be blocked.

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