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FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz On Oreck's "Flu Reducing" Vacuum And Other Bad Ads
The FTC is in charge of keeping an eye on spurious claims from TV product ads — so ABC News sat down with FTC Chairman and friend-of-the-blog Jon Leibowtiz to discuss what manufacturers are, and are not, allowed to claim in their ads, as well as the hurdles the FTC faces in enforcing truth-in-advertising rules. Case in point, Oreck recently settled with the FTC over a vacuum that claimed to prevent the flu. More »

Check Us Out On 20/20's "Infomercial Nation" Special On May 20!
As we recently mentioned, Consumerist and Consumer Reports have teamed up with ABC News for an upcoming 20/20 special called "Infomercial Nation," that will air next Friday, May 20. More »

Toyota Pulling Ads Off Of ABC Due To 'Excessive Stories'
Angry about "excessive stories" ABC has aired about Toyota's recall shenanigans, the company is pulling ad dollars from network affiliates in Southern states and shifting it toward competitors. More »

Madoff Gives First Prison Interview To Victims' Lawyers

—>Bernie Madoff has given his first prison interview...to attorneys representing his victims. Highlights: He's quite candid now (what has he got to lose?), he can't believe that he got away with running an epic Ponzi scheme for as long as he did, and apparently he's been working out.   More »