Are you thinking about contributing money to the campaign of a presidential candidate? If you do, you will be far from alone. If you do contribute to a candidate, you ... Read More

With the dedication of the nation's World War II Memorial, veterans of "the greatest generation" are being singled out for special attention on Memorial Day 2004. "They hold a cherished ... Read More

Prices available from Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards are often lower than current Internet and mail-order pharmacy prices, according to a study by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ... Read More

How can the government help me? A new Web site from the U.S. Department of Labor answers that often-asked question by helping Americans determine their eligibility for thousands of federal ... Read More

The government form you're feverishly filling out has a blank demanding your business's "Federal Tax ID Number" or "Employer Identification Number (EIN)." Unfortunately, you don't have one. What is a ... Read More

Traveling abroad? What to come home healthy? Then before you even pack, you need to check the Centers For Disease Control's system for providing travelers with the latest information about ... Read More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is advising some seven million Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes that a Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card could save them between 29 and ... Read More

The Department of Energy (DOE) proudly announced that it had recovered and secured 5,529 high-risk radioactive sources that could have been used in making so-called "dirty bombs." All of the ... Read More

The White House will send greeting cards signed by the President of the United States to commemorate special events, accomplishments or milestones free of charge to U.S. citizens. To request ... Read More

Looking for someone? Did you know that both the IRS and the Social Security Administration offer assistance in locating persons in the United States? They do, and the State Department ... Read More

Responding to a lesson from the Gulf War, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a massive effort to reach out to Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans to make ... Read More

Like any other health coverage plan, Medicare does not pay for all of your health care needs. And, like any other health plan, Medicare sometimes wrongly refuses to pay for ... Read More

Complex new laws and regulations could spell the end of small community banks, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Vice Chairman John M. Reich stated in testimony before the House Subcommittee ... Read More

The United States has become a signatory to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first-ever global public health treaty dedicated to tobacco prevention and control. The treaty encourages ... Read More

You want to buy a house that needs repairs -- a "fixer-upper." Unfortunately, you cannot borrow the money to buy the house, because the bank won't make the loan until ... Read More

While most retirees supplement their Social Security with income from other sources, without Social Security, up to 50 percent of American senior citizens would live in poverty. More than 48 ... Read More

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has just notified you that your claim for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits has been denied. Is there anything you can ... Read More

Contrary to what the ads say, the U.S. government is not giving away "free grant" money. A grant is not a Christmas present. Organizations that do get grants also get ... Read More

While Congress debates raising the nationwide minimum wage to $7.00, many people wonder why employers in some states have to pay more than the current federal minimum wage of $5.15 ... Read More

The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004, if passed by Congress, would boost the U.S. minimum wage from $5.15 to $7 over three years and would be the first raise ... Read More

While U.S. teens seem to be turning away from the drug, abuse of marijuana by adults increased between 1991 and 2002, according to addiction researchers at the National Institutes of ... Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a recommendation that children six months to 23 months of age should be vaccinated annually against influenza. CDC studies have ... Read More

While Americans paid out of pocket for approximately one-half of all dental care expenses in 2000, people age 65 and older paid more than three-quarters (an average of $400) of ... Read More

Lots of people thought the federal CAN-SPAM law would not be enforced or even taken seriously. Don't tell that to two Detroit-area men arrested for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands ... Read More

One year after declaring an effective military victory in Iraq, President Bush stated that, while challenges and sacrifices remained, the daily lives of Iraqis "is a world away from the ... Read More