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Time For A Change

For too long, bankers themselves have written the rules on Wall Street.

Because of their reckless and greedy behavior, Main Street lost millions of jobs, taxpayers spent billions bailing out banks and retirees lost trillions of carefully saved dollars.

This year, that has to change.

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Time for Congress to Make History

Congressional offices have begun discussions on reconciling the House and Senate health care bills.

"The Senate bill is a win for consumers who will no longer be denied care due to pre-existing conditions, lifetime and yearly caps on benefits, or revocation of coverage," U.S. PIRG Health Care Advocate Larry McNeely said last month.

Click above to see President Obama's summary of what's in the two bills.

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New Toy Safety Tools a Hit

U.S. PIRG's new new interactive smart phone website, new iPhone app and the 24th annual Trouble in Toyland report has been used by over 40,000 people.

Stay up to date by becoming a fan of the new Facebook page or a follower of the new Twitterfeed , both dedicated to toy and kid safety.

You can also learn more here.

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