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U.S. Raises the Bar for Driver's Licenses

WASHINGTON -- Americans have long used their driver's licenses to identify themselves when cashing a check, buying liquor, applying for a job or starting an account at the video store. Now, under legislation signed by President Bush last week, those state-issued licenses will have to meet uniform national standards to be accepted as proof of identity for boarding airplanes, applying for federal benefits and other official U.S. government purposes. Posted by Editor at December 22, 2004 07:00 PM