1.   However, the panel rejected several proposals pushed by consumer advocates, including coverage of experimental treatments.

2.   The council would elect a board of directors to act as consumer advocates on judicial, legislative or regulatory health-care matters.

3.   The hearing continues Thursday with testimony from Federal Reserve Board officials and consumer advocates.

4.   She works as a consumer advocate.

5.   All those practices are abusive and should be outlawed, Brennan and other consumer advocates argue.

6.   Although some consumer groups had wanted to give the Bush administration their views on how to expand broadband, no consumer advocates were invited to the White House gathering.

7.   Although officials said tightened federal regulations are necessary to reduce phone slamming, consumer advocates said the best protection for consumers may be to contact NYNEX.

8.   Although they alerted reporters about the Web site posting, consumer advocates said they failed to call Veneman.

9.   An odd coalition of conservative Republicans and Democrats allied with consumer advocates like Ralph Nader oppose GATT.

10.   An eclectic coalition that includes Democrats, Republicans and consumer advocate Ralph Nader took aim Tuesday at the multibillion-dollar network of federal subsidies to American business.