Media highlights - News Briefs - Brief Article

- November 2, 2000. Policy Analyst James Plummer appeared on Fox News Channel's Fox Report to discuss new clothes washer rules. The segment also appeared on local newscasts including: Seattle; Virginia Beach; Memphis; Hampton Roads; Atlanta; and Salt Lake City.

-November 13. Executive Director Frances Smith was quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article about mail-order holiday shopping.

- December 14. Plummer interviewed by NBC Newschannel about the AOL --TimeWarner merger. Segment aired on local NBC affiliates, including WRC-4 in Washington, DC.

- November 29. Smith was interviewed by the Seoul, South Korea newspaper Chosun Ilbo for an article about Consumer Alert and ICCS.

- December 2. World magazine quoted Plummer's Consumer's Research column on clothes washers.

- January 3,2001. UPI wire story, "US-EU clash looms over environment" mentions ICCS conference, attributes Fran Smith's remarks to Rep. Nick Smith.

- January 9. Policy Analyst Barbara Rippel's letter, "Open trade can help the disadvantaged" published in Financial Times.

-January 12. Plummer tells NBC affiliates the big concern with FCC's action in the AOL-TW merger is the precedent set for future regulation.

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