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Keep up with events on Capitol Hill and around the world:
- City of Boston,
Calendar of Events
- Lawline.com , the Internet's legal
broadcasting network
- Thomas , the Web Site of Congress
- The Supreme Court of the United
States
- Grand Jury Web
Site
- Links to Major Daily Newspapers
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- The World Clock
- Famous American Trials
Online
- Law and Politics Internet Guide
- News
Headlines from over 1500 Sources
- EZgov.com , excellent
source for local, state and federal government information
- Congress.org , a Congressional
directory
- FirstGov.gov, official website for
searching the U.S. government
- Federal Trade Commission
- Privacy International
- U.S. Census Bureau
-
Privacy
Perils of Electronic Filing
- Massachusetts Court
System
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Hieros Gamos
- The National Center for State
Courts
- Court
Web Sites
- Government
Information Connection
- The Federal Judiciary Homepage
- IPSO FACTO, the
source for legal history, law, and government
- Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Office of Reporter of Decisions
- The General Laws
of Massachusetts
- The Historic Renovation of the
Old Suffolk County Courthouse
- US Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)
- Massachusetts
Corporations Division
- The National Strategy
for Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security
 Google, US Government Search - Commonwealth Communities,
Information on the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts
Before you buy, do the research on these consumer protection sites:
- MGL
Chapter 93A
- Chapter 93A Consumer
Protection Act
- Massachusetts
Lemon Law, Massachusetts State Statutes
- Edmunds Car Buying Guide
- Judge Dickerson's Consumer
Law Decisions
- Links and Lemon
Car Reading Materials
- Car Smart
, a Consumer's Guide to Buying and Owning a Car in Massachusetts
- Vehicle Recalls and Bulletins
, find recall information and technical service bulletins for your
vehicle
- Hotel Resource
, the online resource for hospitality professionals
- Federal Consumer Information
Center
- Articles of Interest
From Judge Thomas A. Dickerson, Westchester County Family Court
- Autopedia:
The Automotive Encyclopedia
- Thomas Regional Industrial
Directory
- Consumer Hall
of Shame
- Better
Business Bureau Cautions Donors about Fraudulent Appeals for Victims
of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
- Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Aviation Consumer Protection
home page
- The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)
- 'Lectric Law Library Lawcopedia's Consumer
Rights & Protection Topic Area
- Find-it Consumer
- QuackWatch
- The Truth About Credit
- Autoweb.com
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
- Consumer WebWatch
- Lemon-Aid Car Guides
- CarbuyingTips.com
- AutoCheck
- Sources of Law for
Lemon Cars
- National Fraud Information
Center: Internet Fraud Watch
- Top Ten Car Dealer
Scams
- Automobiles and Trucks.com:
Automobile Internet Directory
- Acceleration
Case Draws $80M Jury Verdict
- StockPatrol.com
- Consumer
World
- Massachusetts Office
of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- The Office of
Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly
- NADAguides.com, Free Vehicle
Pricing & Information
- National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
- Resource for Consumer Information
from the Federal Government
- Got A Car? Lemon Laws
- Donate
Your Vehicle
- ConsumerAffairs.com,
Internet on your side
- Massachusetts Division of
Professional Licensure
- AutoAppraisal.com
- Puppy Lemon Law
- Lemon Law Summaries
by State
- LemonLaw Source: Interactive
Lemon Law Web Site For Consumers
- Law
guards use of vehicle data
Carmakers installing 'black boxes' to get accident information
- Consumer Web Watch
- Recall Warnings and
Alerts
- Piston Slap
- Consumer Federation of America
- ConsumerReports.org
- Consumers Union, Nonprofit
Publisher of Consumer Reports
- The Center For Auto
Safety
- CageyConsumer.com, Angering
More Scammers Every Day
- The Consumer Action Website,
Federal Citizen Information Center
- FBI's Freedom of Information Act
Web Site
- Massachusetts Highway
Department
- NHTSA,
Office of Defects Investigation
- GM Problems, A consumer's
guide to manifold gasket, piston slap, water leaks, brakes, rotors,
headlights dimming and other problems with GM cars, trucks and SUV's
- Nissan Tire Problems,
A guide to Nissan 350z excessive tire noise and feathering
- BMW Problems, A guide to
reported iDrive, software, computer, and electrical problems in 2002
and 2003 7 Series BMW's
- SecurityFocus.com, Access to comprehensive, timely, and accurate security
information at no charge.
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office
- The Trademark Blog, from the law offices of Martin Schwimmer
- Department of Justice: Criminal Division, Special Report on "Phishing"
- Definition of "Phishing"
- FTC Consumer Alert: How not to get hooked by a "Phishing" Scam
- Black Box Voting, Consumer Protection for Elections
- Quatloos!, Scams & Fraud exposed
- LemonLawFacts.com, Lemon Laws, Attorneys and Help
- SaferCars.gov, Car safety standards, crash test & rollover ratings, defects and recalls
- DogBiteLaw.com, A non-commercial website, authored by the nation's leading legal expert in dog bite law.
- 2004 Fuzzy Dice Awards, A look at some of the best and worst car stuff of the year.
- Recall-Warnings.com, Information on recalls on autos, consumer products, food and drugs.
- Better Business Bureau, New Law Changes Rules For Car Donation in 2005
- ConsumerAffairs.com, Beware of Pay Day Loans.
- Better Business Bureau, BBB Teams with J.D. Power and Associates to Boost Value of Information Available to Car Buyers.
- Consumer World, A public service, non-commercial guide with over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
- Forbes.com, Ten Cars With The Best Residual Value (Click on Slideshow)
- The Washington Post, New breed of collectors has debtors seeing red
- Consumer @ction, 2005 Credit Card Survey
- Fighting Fraud; The Salem News-an interview with Attorney Jerril Krowen
- Mail pitches look official,
Marketers dress up their packaging in hopes they'll get recipient's attention, From the IndyStar.com
- The True Cost of a Low Credit Score, From Bankrate.com
 The Red Tape Chronicles, A Better Way to Escape Cell Phone Jail, From MSNBC - SUVs losing ground to crossover vehicles, From Boston.com
- When Buying a Used Car, Beware of Cars Damaged by Hurricanes or Other Storms: How To Tell If a Car Has Been In a Flood
- Reverse Mortgages – Information from Reverse Mortgage Page
- No wrench required; Bad throttle in your Volvo? Oil sludge in your Saab? Audi won't start?, From Boston.com
- Support Guidelines,
Comprehensive resource for the interpretation and application of child support guidelines in the United States
- General Laws of Massachusetts
Insurers tie deductibles to windproofing, from Boston.com
Banks in region set to sue TJX over breach, Group says its plan reflects ire over lax security by retailers, From Boston.com
Analysts: TJX case may cost over $1b, Insurance, tax credits could trim expenses for Framingham firm, From Boston.com
TJX faces class action lawsuit in data breach Firm won't offer credit monitoring, From Boston.com
TJX breach snares over 200,000 cards in region, Number to grow as large banks respond, From Boston.com
Banks expand warnings on TJX, From Boston.com
Don't just toss your old electronics. Ever think of swapping?
In close tally, House rejects seat belt bill: Backers expected a vote next week, From Boston.com
Consumer News and Alerts, From ConsumerAffairs.com
Joy, worries on healthcare As Romney signs bill, doubts arise about revenues, From Boston.com
BMC to go national with legal aid program
Health bill premiums may exceed predictions: Ability of some to pay at issue, from Boston.com
Mass. bill requires health insurance:Romney may get compromise today, from Boston.com
Driving proposal is strictest in US: Mass. would be first to raise age to 17 1/2, From Boston.com
Towns allowed to ban smoking in private clubs, From Boston.com
Cellphone limit faces an uncertain fate, From Boston.com
Credit bureaus to alter scoring, From Boston.com
Romney shifts tone on gay adoption, From Boston.com
88 victims accept offer from church, Arbitrator will decide awards in abuse cases, From Boston.com
 Massachusetts Take Home Wine Law
Groups mobilize against fees for bulk e-mailings, From Boston.com
Class actions in Mass. just got dicier, From Boston.com
Google subpoena roils the Web: US effort raises privacy issues, From Boston.com
House approves seat belt scrutiny, From Boston.com
Seniors Denied RX Benefits, From USA Today
High-tech meters will end freebies, From Boston.com
Major changes set for food labels in 2006, from Post-Gazette.com
Drug plan's start date puts focus on seniors, From Boston.com
Philip Morris sells cigarettes, but can it sell integrity, too?, From Boston.com
Romney says no hospitals are exempt from pill law, He reverses stand on Plan B, From Boston.com
Private hospitals exempt on pill law: State accepts objections to morning-after drug, From Boston.com
Cyber-Grinch Protection, 12 Holiday Shopping Safety Tips from The National Cyber Security Alliance and the Better Business Bureau, From MSNBC
Consumers lose protection from moving companies:
Spending bill clause keeps some firms under federal regulation, limits options of customer, From The Desert Sun
A sharp apology in store pencil case,
Home Depot says ban was an error, From Boston.com
Fearing cost of a health mandate Small employer finds coverage plan severe, From Boston.com
Key senator questions Romney's auto plan, From Boston.com
Reilly hits Romney's auto rate proposal, From Boston.com
Drug benefit to give seniors savings and challenges, From Boston.Com
Cheney Aid Resigns After Indictments, From the BostonChannel.com
Lawmakers Toughen Drunken Driving Bill, From Boston.com
Banks pull out the stops to educate customers about identity theft, fraud, From BizJournals.com ™
Medicare RX Drug Plan Scams, The National Consumer League's Internet Fraud Watch
State's Professional Licensing Agency Reports 2nd Consecutive Year of Record Results
State's Financial Literacy Program Hits Milestone, Sets Sights on Expansion, From the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Credit payments to double with law
Car buyers beware Look for hidden flood damage - The Boston Globe
Roberts sworn in as chief justice, CNN.com
AG seeks 18% reduction in auto rates
Stealing your ID can be as easy as ABC, From The Boston Globe
Online Scams Emerge in Katrina's Wake
Ford recalling 3.8 million vehicles
Daylight-Saving Change Could Confuse Gadgets
Personal Protection, Experts: Consumers should take warnings of lost data seriously
Consumer Affiars Office Teams With Notaries To Further Combat Identity Theft
BeSpacific.com, Accurate, Focused, Law and Technology News
ConsumerAffairs.com, Small Cars Flunk Side Impact Crash Test
ConsumerAffairs.com, Consumer News and Alerts
Used Car Shopping During Presidents' Day? Buyers Have Rights & Dealers Have Obligations
State Moves to Stamp-Out Internet Payday Lending During National Consumer Protection Week
Massachusetts "Do Not Call" Registration Now Protecting Over Half of the State's Residents
Romney Signs Bill Cracking Down on Auto Insurance Fraud
Division Of Insurance Announces 2005 Auto Insurance Rate Decision, Commissioner Bowler Approves Slight Rate Decrease
Dodge Durango Round Up
Consumer Affairs Holiday Shopping Wrap Up: Surveyed Retailers Complying with Consumer Protection Laws – Still Few Consumers Aware of Protections
Romney Praises Turnaround At Professional Licensing Agency
Insurance Comissioner Bowler Approves
Residual Market Auto Insurance Reform
Director Lindstrom Launches Home Improvement Contractor Awareness Campaign
State Rating Bureau Makes Recommendation on 2005 Auto Insurance Rates
Consumers Urged to ‘Report not Respond' to Suspect E-mail Requests
Navigating Heating Oil Price Uncertainty
State Warns Consumers Against
Cosmetic Medical Procedures
at Beauty Salons
SJC Gives OK To 'Light'
Cigarette 93A Class Action
The National Strategy to Secure
Cyberspace
Consumer Federation of America
Your resource for consumer information from the federal government
www.consumer.gov
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Other useful reference sites:
- "Boston's Man About Town,"
courtesy of Frank Avruch
- MASS.gov, the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts' Official Web Site
- Switchboard, US telephone
numbers and addresses
- The Ultimates, Phone
numbers, street addresses, trip planner, and more
- Addresses.com,
World's largest email directory
- TerraServer,
Satellite photographs of any site on earth
- Zip codes
- Maps and directions
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- Roget's
Thesaurus
- The Elements of
Style
- An Index of On-Line Dictionaries
, links to more than 1,000 dictionaries in 200 different languages
- Attorney's Toolbox,
web links for attorneys and legal professionals
- The Car Talk web site, starring
Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka "Click and Clack The Tappet Brothers")
- Scottish Law Online
- LAW.COM, First in
Legal News and Information
- JURIST: The Law
Professors' Network - CyberSpace Law Subject Guide
- Microsoft Word
Legal Users Guide
- Katsuey's Legal Gateway
- Law-Related
Resources on the Internet
- Salary.com,
a great place to get the skinny on salaries, including salary ranges
sorted by occupation and region
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice
- Law Enforcers Target "Top 10" Online Scams
- American Tort Reform Association
(ATRA)
- Anonymizer.com, because
privacy is your right
- Presidential Inaugural
Addresses
- Hot
Topical Sites for Tort Lawyers
- National Bar Association
- The Privacy
Page from the Netherlands
- IRS: The Digital Daily
- The Supreme Judicial Court
Historical Society
- FindArticles.com
- PrivacyJournal.net
- Court TV
- Internet Legal Resource Guide
- WebLens, bringing the web
into focus
- Consumer Privacy
Briefing Page
- PrivacyExchange.org
- CDT's Guide to
Online Privacy
- GigaLaw.com®,"Legal Information for Internet Professionals"
- Copyright Web Site
- The Internet Archive
- Rules
of Arbitration
- SJC Office of the Clerk
- KEYTlaw (Business, Internet,
e-Commerce & Domain Name Law)
- Portals
to the World
- ConsumerPrivacyGuide.org
- Drivers.com
- What
to Do if You're Stopped by the Police
- CEOexpress
- FEDSTATS
- IXQUICK, world's most powerful
metasearch engine
- Choose
the Best Search Engine for Your Internet Needs.
- Harvard Law
School Forum
- Telephone
Directories of the World
- Massachusetts Library and Information Network (MLIN)
- Digital National Security
Archive
- Massachusetts Conveyancers Association
- CYBERCRIME
- AllBusiness.com, Champions
of Small Business
- IOMA.com, a great business resource
- TSNN.com, the Ultimate Tradeshow
Resource
- CriminalDefense.com
- KnowPlay - Dictionary,
Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, World Atlas, etc.
- LawyerExpress.com
- Catalaw.com - the catalog of
catalogs of worldwide law on the internet
- Southern Essex District Registry
of Deeds
- How Appealing,
Web's first blog devoted to appellate litigation
- The Court Information
Portal
- North America Daily
- Law & Order:
The Guide
- Privacy Digest, Your
daily source for news that can impact people's privacy
- Rules For Filing
in the Business Litigation Session
- Massachusetts
Courthouse Information
- Commonwealth Communities,
information on the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts
- IdentityRestore.com,
Getting you back in control
- EmailPrivacy.info
- Current Traffic Conditions
From Smart Traveler
- The Center
For Public Integrity, Investigative journalism in the public interest
- Darwin Executives's Guides
- The Divorce
Forum™ , A cooperative divorce and marriage solution
- The Tax Attorney and Injury Lawyer Resource
- Injuryboard.com, Personal Injury Attorneys Helping Victims
- MapMachine, National Geographic's Online Atlas
- Job-Descriptions.org, Job Descriptions and Job Details
- Legal-Definitions.com,
An Online Legal Dictionary Provided Free of Charge
- The Official United States Time, Click a Specific Time Zone For Accurate Time
- Copyscape.com, Internet Infringement Protection
- LLRX.com, Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
- TaxationLawFirms.com, The help you need...when you need it most
- Russian Translation, By Language Solutions International
- Legal Services, Mediation Services and Business Coaching, Law Offices of Peter M. Stanwyck
- EL-Infonet.com, Employment Law Information Network
- DirectoryMassachusetts.com - Massachusetts directory offers a vast selection for finding our resource and information.
- RightDirectory.com, a leading legal directory providing links to browse for law information, law guide, legal services, legal consultants, immigration law, arbitrators, attorneys, lawyer, alternative dispute resolution and other legal businesses.
- Law and Disorder, From Boston.com
- Kartoo, a metasearch engine
Medical Research Links
- Profiles
of Massachusetts Physicians
- OncoLink, an excellent resource
from the University of Pennsylvania for anyone confronting cancer
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health
Law
- RxList Drug Information
- Massachusetts Association of Health
Plans
- Public Citizen: Protecting
Health, Safety and Democracy
- The Food and Drug Administration
- Cancer
Mortality Maps and Graphs
- The
American Thyroid Foundation
- National
Graves' Disease Foundation
- Suite101.com,
Community Health Information
- Medicare, The Official U.S.Government
Site for People with Medicare
- United States National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
- Coping with Separation Anxiety , as aired on CBS news, August 23, 2004
- Graves Disease, From MayoClinic.com
- Graves Disease, From WomensHealth.gov
- MedicalSource.com, Your source for health insurance, medical info and more
- OmniMedicalSearch.com, A meta search engine for the medical search engines
- The Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP),
A coalition of physicians, hospitals, health plans, purchasers, consumers, and government agencies working to improve the quality of health care
- VIP treatment: Just what the doctor ordered?, From Bankrate.com
- MDVIP, Personalized HealthCare
- OmniMedicalShop.com,
Price Comparison Shopping Search Engine for Health and Medical Products
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- Graves' Disease (Hyperthyroidism), From BBC
- Tired? Gaining Weight? Depressed? It Could Be Your Thyroid: Thyroid Awareness Month Campaign Focuses on How to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Care, From PRWeb
- AutoImmuneSpace,
Congress Designates May 2007 as Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month!
- Stop Smoking Tips and Quit Smoking Help, An easy, effective and step by step way to Quit smoking.
Reviews and raking of the top 5 quit smoking products. Information and resources on how to quit smoking now
- Safe Computing.com, A tool for members of the public who are seeking helpful information related to various ergonomic tips and information about office ergonomics & guidelines to follow to avoid injuries such as RSI, CTS while working long hours.
- Thyroid Disease 101: Ten Facts Doctors Forget To Tell Patients (with audio)
Identity Theft Resource Center
Take the Identity Fraud Safety Quiz
National Association of
Consumer Advocates
The Single Best Source For Facts
Same-sex marriage ban advances; Lawmakers OK item for ballot, but hurdle remains, From Boston.com
C. Joseph DOYLE & others vs. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH & another.
Lawmakers Reject Amendment Banning Gay Marriage
Judge Denies Injunction Blocking Enforcement Of Law Barring Out-Of-State Same-Sex Couples From Marrying
Opinion of the
Justices To The Senate Regarding Same Sex Marriage
SJC Decision on
Same Sex Marriage
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New Car Gas Mileage Stickers Exaggerate Miles Per Gallon |
Recently Consumers Union published a major study comparing the EPA's estimated miles per gallon that appear on new car stickers versus what you really get driving the car. They tested over 300 cars and found 90% of the mileage estimates were above the actual miles per gallon that a real driver would get. The EPA's city driving estimates were a whopping 44% higher than CU's estimates. Here is the full report in .pdf format. (From ConsumerWorld.org) |
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Instant Online Currency Converter - Major Currencies
Blackberry gets a raspberry from China Unicom, From ITwire.com
Blackberry Saved, From News.com
Research In Motion and NTP Sign Definitive Settlement Agreement to End Litigation
BlackBerry blackout could be costly: A shutdown of the wireless email system would have a profound financial impact on businesses, From CNNMoney.com
If BlackBerry Blacks Out, Who Will Fill In?, From ABC News Money
Famous golfer Isabelle Beisiegal of the LPGA fights Graves Disease.
Large Field Shows Up For Fort Smith Classic Qualifier, From the Morning News, Northwest Arkansas
Learn about Grave's Disease from her web site
What is Graves Disease?
From the American Thyroid Association
Frequently Asked Questions on Graves' Disease & Hyperthyroidism, From Thyroid-Info.com
Beisiegel says exemption policy is unfair, From the Toronto Sun
Beisiegel battling men, serious disease, From the Leader-Post
Beisiegel's aim is to challenge herself, From the Province
Oprah Winfrey has Thyroid Disease, From About.com
Oprah's Thyroid Secrets Revealed, From About.com
Latest News on Graves Disease and Anti-Depressants
Hyperthyroidism Symptoms are Like "Being in Love," Says USC Endocrinologist Peter Singer,
Mary Shomon's Thyroid Disease Blog
Graves Eye Disease and Hyperthyroid
Why Thyroid Patients Should be Grateful to Oprah Winfrey,
Mary Shomon's Thyroid Disease Blog
What You Need to Know About Thyroid Storm, Mary Shomon's Thyroid Disease Blog
Oprah Thyroid Illness Video
How-to Guides for your Business
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Information on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts
Best Free Reference Web Sites 2006
Eighth Annual List
RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS)
National Consumer Protection Week 2007
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