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Before Huckabee, a word from the sponsor . . . by Christi Parsons and John Chase WEST DES MOINES--They came to hear Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speak, but first the crowd of hundreds had to sit through a soft-sell pitch on the wonders of multi-level marketing. For half an hour, two businessmen paced the stage where Huckabee would soon stump. They never said the name of the company during their talks, but afterward some members of the crowd shared with others the good news of a company called Quixtar Inc. Quixtar is a sibling company of multi-level marketing giant...

Amway sues to ID bloggers Saturday, October 13, 2007 By Chris Knape The Grand Rapids Press GRAND HAVEN -- The case could be called Amway versus the Internet, or some might argue, Amway versus free speech. The Ada Township-based multi-level marketing giant this week filed a sweeping suit in Ottawa County Circuit Court against 30 people classified as John Does for disparaging the company in blogs, online forums and YouTube videos. The suit, filed by Quixtar, the online version of Alticor Inc.'s Amway business, asks the court for an injunction and damages of more than $25,000 against the anonymous posters....

Amway, again: Alticor announces name change Wednesday, June 13, 2007 By Chris KnapeThe Grand Rapids Press ADA TOWNSHIP -- Amway is coming back. Alticor Inc. today confirmed it is in the process of dumping the 7-year-old Quixtar Inc. label and relegating the Alticor name to the back burner as it focuses on rebuilding the Amway brand in North America. Employees received the news in an internal memo from company chairman Steve Van Andel and President Doug DeVos last week, though no public announcement has been made. "We are going through a global transformation of our business," the memo read. "This...