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Administrative Law Handbook 2000
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National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives: http://www.nosscr.org/
Social Security Statement: Online Request
Social Security: Apply for Benefits Online
Medical Resources
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - The classic reference.
- Reuters Medical News Search - free and fee services
- The American Psychological Association PsychNet and PsychCrawler (really).
- The American Psychiatric Association - Publishers of the DSM-IV.
- The American Medical Association and:
- AMA Physician Select - Find information on all U.S. MDs.
- JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association.
- Stanford University MedWorld - Amazing access to research tools.
- National Institutes of Health.
- NIH National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control
- Food and Drug Administration
- World Health Organization
- Yahoo! - Index of Internet info. on Diseases and Conditions.
- MedScape - Extensive! Free after registration.
- Reuters Medical News Search
- American Medical Association
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Dallas Trial Lawyers Association: http://www.dtla.net/DA/
Texas Trial Lawyers Association: http://www.ttla.com/TX/
American Association for Justice: http://www.atla.org/
Informational Resources
FirstGov -- portal to government information
FedStats
Library of Congress' links to state and local governments
Job Browser Pro - DOT - worker characteristics - current employment numbers - SkillTRAN LLC
Enhanced DOT with Job Availability Stats. - Economic Research Institute
FirstGov - U.S. Government Web Portal
Library of Congress Links to State and Local Governments
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- NY Times -- requires free registration
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