ID SHOWDOWN Lawmakers and others call the program too costly and a threat to privacy ; Maine must sign up for a federal identification program by May 11 or its driver's licenses may not be usable for

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: January 12, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

JONATHAN E. KAPLAN
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
01-12-2008
ID SHOWDOWN Lawmakers and others call the program too costly and a threat to privacy ; Maine must sign up for a federal identification program by May 11 or its driver's licenses may not be usable for such activities as air travel.
Byline: JONATHAN E. KAPLAN
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Memo: WITH SIDEBAR ID

WASHINGTON --

Come May 11, Maine residents might not be able to use their driver's licenses to board an airplane or enter a federal building unless the state acknowledges federal Homeland Security rules for standardizing licenses.

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