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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski kicked off a potentially ferocious fight over the legal rights of high-speed Internet users Thursday by unveiling a plan to give the FCC solid authority to block discriminatory practices and price-gouging.
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The president and the congressional leadership of both parties are pursuing the opposite strategy: cut taxes for the rich; sustain record-high military spending and indeed a growing number of wars; turn over even more of health care to price-gouging private health insurers; and cut urgently needed help for the poor, the public schools, higher education, and the unemployed.
Jeffrey Sachs: Restoring American Democracy Jeffrey Sachs 2011
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Authorities said they were investigating scattered reports of price-gouging.
No Power, No Supplies, No Patience Erica Orden 2011
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Over in the Horn of Africa, Meles Zenawi is carting off businessmen and merchants to jail for allegedly price-gouging the public and economic sabotage.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Referendum for Sudan, Requiem for Africa Alemayehu G. Mariam 2011
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When the FTC issued its "price-gouging" rule in August 2009, Commissioner William Kovacic warned that the rule could and would be perverted to serve political ends.
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"The motivation behind these moves is to improve the persistent perception that card issuers are simply price-gouging," says Sanjay Sakhrani , an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
Surprise: Banks Ease Card Fees Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011
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We need to have a level playing field with competition in order to reduce the current price-gouging and cherry-picking going on.
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Residents and city officials also say price-gouging has been prevalent since the flood among plumbers, electricians and builders.
Flood Victims Languish in Oil Boomtown Jack Nicas 2012
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The price-gouging argument only makes sense if you are thinking about votes.
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By contrast, members of Congress in March sent a bipartisan letter to the FTC asking for a report on its efforts, under its Congress-mandated authority, to investigate "price-gouging" associated with the recent run-up in gas prices.
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