Lemon-topped awards condemn deceptive ads ahead of Clio
Consumer groups issued the Harlan Page Hubbard Memorial Awards for the year's most misleading ads in tobacco beer cars weight loss toys telephones and food. The FTC faced criticism from Bruce Silverglade while Wallace Snyder of the agency defended its focus on health and safety claims.
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FCC Ad Claims Ads Confusing As Uniden Address Fails
The Federal Communications Commission faces charges from the Telecommunications Research and Action Center that certain ads mislead with a New York City address for Uniden and failed attempts to obtain a direct phone line. Directory checks in NYC could not locate a contact number for response.
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IRS reports 1.15 million tax refunds earn interest this year
The IRS said 1.15 million individual refunds will accrue interest for late processing. Last year’s total paid on late refunds was 209 million dollars, with 96.4 million returns received and 89.8 million processed by June 7. Processing delays stem largely from a new computer system in ten regional centers.
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