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href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Motor_Vehicles.shtml" title="Renew Your Driver's License">Renew Your Driver's License</a></li></ul></div><div id="how_More"><a href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml" title="100 More Online Services">100 More Online Services</a> >> </div></td><td align="right" width="20%"><a href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml"><img alt="A family using a laptop computer" border="0" height="104" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/family_usa_home.jpg" width="160"/></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="hp_Table" width="98%"><tr><td colspan="2"><a name="vgn-government-information-by-topic-vgn"></a><h1>Government Information by Topic</h1></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 10px" width="50%"><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Benefits.shtml" title="Benefits and Grants">Benefits and Grants</a></h4>Loans, money, funding, financial aid, food stamps...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Consumer_Safety.shtml" title="Consumer Guides">Consumer Guides</a></h4>Identity theft, fraud, scams, recalls, credit reports, complaints, debt...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Defense.shtml" title="Defense and International">Defense and International</a></h4>Military, international affairs, trade, embassies, visas, immigration...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Environment_Agriculture.shtml" title="Environment, Energy, and Agriculture">Environment, Energy, and Agriculture</a></h4>Weather, farms, solar, gas, electricity, recycling, natural resources...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Family.shtml" title="Family, Home, and Community">Family, Home, and Community</a></h4>Housing, human services, community development...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml" title="Health and Nutrition">Health and Nutrition</a></h4>Medical, health care, insurance, diet, food stamps, fitness, public health...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/History.shtml" title="History, Arts, and Culture">History, Arts, and Culture</a></h4>Museums, libraries, genealogy, ethnic traditions...<br/><br/></td><td width="50%"><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Education_Training.shtml" title="Jobs and Education">Jobs and Education</a></h4>Employment, career, workplace, labor, school, students, teachers...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Money_Taxes.shtml" title="Money and Taxes">Money and Taxes</a></h4>Unclaimed government money, credit, saving, retirement...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety.shtml" title="Public Safety and Law">Public Safety and Law</a></h4>Crime, prison, law enforcement, disasters, emergencies...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf.shtml" title="Reference and General Government">Reference and General Government</a></h4>Libraries, forms, government news, laws, photos, maps, research...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science.shtml" title="Science and Technology">Science and Technology</a></h4>Space, biology, Internet security, media, phone, radio, patents...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel.shtml" title="Travel and Recreation">Travel and Recreation</a></h4>Transportation, air, train, international, tourism...<br/><br/><h4><a class="main" href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml" title="Voting and Elections">Voting and Elections</a></h4>Voter registration, contact elected officials...<br/><br/></td></tr></table><div class="add_Center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td width="10"><img alt="" height="24" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/add_Center_Tab.gif" width="10"/></td><td class="add_Center_TD" width="100%"><h4>What's FREE This Month?</h4></td></tr><tr><td class="add_Center_Body" colspan="2"><div id="featured_Sites"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%"><div class="arrow_List"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081204185032/http://origins.usa.gov/external/external.jsp?url=http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/credit/rights.shtm" title="Free Annual Credit Reports – It's Your Right">Free Annual Credit Reports – It's Your Right</a><br/><span>The law entitles you to 3 free credit reports every 12 months. That's one from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. If you haven't requested yours in more than 12 months, do it now.</span><br/></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="add_Center_Bottom" colspan="2"><img alt="" height="4" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/spacer.gif" width="1"/></td></tr></table></div><br/><h2><div style="margin-top: 175px"> </div></h2> </td></tr></table> </div> <!-- end main content area --> <!-- begin right area --> <div id="hp_Right"> <table border="0" class="skip_links"><tr><td><a id="skip_right" name="skip_right"></a></td></tr></table> <!-- begin util --> <div><div id="util"><ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/feedback/EmailFriendForm.jsp?lts=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usa.gov%2Findex.shtml" title="E-mail this page">E-mail this page</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Contact/E-mail_subscriptions.html" title="Receive updates by e-mail">Receive updates by e-mail</a></li><li><a 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Holidays with holly" border="0" height="55" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/news_happy_holidays.jpg" width="73"/></td><td class="news_Text"><a href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Happy_Holidays.shtml" title="Happy Holidays!">Happy Holidays!</a><br/><span>Get tips on recipes, travel, gifts, and more!</span></td></tr><tr class="news_Off"><td class="news_Left"><img alt="President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden" border="0" height="55" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/news_Barack_Biden.jpg" width="73"/></td><td class="news_Text"><a href="/web/20081204185032/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Election_2008.shtml" title="Presidential Transition">Presidential Transition</a><br/><span>Barack Obama, President-elect of the United States</span></td></tr><tr class="news_On"><td class="news_Left"><img alt="A man reading a thermometer" border="0" height="55" src="/web/20081204185032im_/http://www.usa.gov/images/news_flu_season.jpg" 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