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driver's license stories: 11 news summaries

Other Driver Blamed for Phelps Crash

Swimmer to be cited
for using invalid
driver's license

Aug 15, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police don't believe Michael Phelps was to blame for his car accident in Baltimore Thursday night but the swimmer will have to go to court for producing an invalid Michigan driver's license after the crash, the Baltimore Sun reports. The other driver, a 28-year-old woman who was slightly injured when... More »

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Michael Phelps • car accident • Baltimore • car chase • driver's license

 'Craigslist Killer' 
 Pleads Not Guilty 

Arraigned on 7 counts including first-degree murder

Jun 22, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philip Markoff spoke a resounding “not guilty” at his arraignment today for the murder of a masseuse, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors described “brutal” attacks against three women as the so-called “Craigslist killer” was arraigned on seven charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, armed assault,... More »

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kidnapping • murder • plea • assault • arraignment • armed robbery • masseuse • driver's license • criminal charges • gun possession • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

(Newser) - An annual survey of driver smarts is out, and the coasts fare poorly, the Los Angeles Times reports. Conducted by GMAC, the survey posed questions from US drivers license tests and found that 20% of current drivers would fail a written exam. New York ranked dead last and California... More »

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driving • driver's license • survey • GMAC • cars • test • rules of the road

 DMVs: Please Stop Smiling 


May 26, 09 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four states are demanding that motorists stop saying cheese when they get their driver's license photo, and more may follow suit, reports USA Today. It's not the grinch patrol. Smiles can interfere with technology used to make sure people don't apply for illegal licenses, say officials in Arkansas, Indiana, Nevada,... More »

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Arkansas • Indiana • Virginia • photograph • driving • Nevada • driver's license • smiling

 Miley Gets 
 Wheels: 
 Mom's Old 
 Porsche 



Singer wanted a different car for 16th birthday

Dec 12, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barely 16-year-old Miley Cyrus has not only a learner's permit but a car—a Porsche Cayenne, no less. “I didn’t get the one I wanted,” the teen sensation tells Extra, but she admits that her mom’s old car is “a pretty good hand-me-down.” This... More »

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celebrity • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Porsche • driver's license • cars

 Time to Raise Driving Age?


Sep 9, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is 16 too young to drive? A safety group today began a push to encourage states to follow the lead of Japan, China, Russia, and most of Europe by raising the legal age to 18, the Detroit Free Press reports. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for youths... More »

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driving • highways • driver's license • teenage drivers • teenager • automobile • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety

Woman Sues Spitzer Call Girl in ID Theft

Dupre 'showed driver's license closeup to get on Girls Gone Wild'

Jul 18, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Ashley Dupre—better known as Eliot Spitzer's high-priced call girl—and Girls Gone Wild for defamation and invasion of privacy for Dupre's use of the woman's lost driver's license on the raunchy program. More »

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Girls Gone Wild • lawsuit • identity card • defamation • driver's license • political scandal • Ashley Dupre • invasion of privacy

ANALYSIS

Illegal Immigration
Spurs Identity Theft

But many federal agencies aren't doing enough, City Journal says

May 18, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Identity theft and illegal immigration are not only keeping cops busy, they're often linked, Steven Malanga writes in City Journal. Illegals are known to swipe US workers' data to obtain jobs or commit crimes, and the top five states for identity theft have large immigrant populations. But efforts to... More »

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Arizona • identity theft • illegal immigration • Social Security • Internal Revenue Service • driver's license • permanent residency

States Fume on Eve of
REAL ID Deadline

Montana leads fight against unfunded federal law

Mar 30, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington is locked in a standoff with states over REAL ID, an anti-terror law that aims to make driver's licenses harder to dupe or obtain. But no states are near complying and Montana, New Hampshire, and Maine have all balked at the unfunded plan. What's more, REAL ID is just... More »

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Montana • homeland security • Department of Homeland Security • driver's license • Real ID • Brian Schweitzer • Montana driver's license • Real ID Act • states' rights

Teens Brake on Driving at 16

Rising costs, tighter laws make many aspiring motorists wait longer for licenses

Feb 25, 08 4:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Turning 16 has long been a rite of passage, but many teens are holding off on that first ticket to freedom: the driver's license. The percentage of 16-year-olds licensed nationwide fell from 43.8% in 1998 to 29.8% in 2006, the New York Times reports. States are tightening underage... More »

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Internet • car accident • driving • driver's license • auto insurance • teenage drivers • driver education • teenager

Mont. Governor Calls for Rally Against Real ID

Asks 17 other states to 'join me in resisting'

Jan 19, 08 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Montana's governor firmly rejected new federal ID legislation yesterday, urging 17 other states to join him in battling the DHS Real ID program, which requires citizens to reapply for ID, Wired reports. "If we stand together either DHS will blink or Congress will have to act to avoid havoc... More »

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Montana • Georgia • Department of Homeland Security • airport security • identity card • driver's license • Federal government • Real ID • Brian Schweitzer • state governments • passport

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