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Bar bouncer turns away Wash. gov; she lacked ID

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) is taking it as a compliment: She was turned away from a bar in the state capital because she couldn't prove she's of legal age to drink.

77-Year-Old Gets Carded in Beer Purchase

He may look young for his age, but 77-year-old Swedish retiree Per-Eric Henricsson was not flattered when his local supermarket asked him to show ID to prove that he was old enough to buy a case of beer.

65-Year-Old Gets Carded in Supermarket

A 65-year-old woman who went into a Farmington supermarket to buy wine was turned away because she didn't have an ID with her. But Barbara Skapa of Mount Vernon says that won't happen again.

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Carded for your care? Docs begin checking IDs
Source: msnbc.com

Elena Castro was finishing the paperwork to buy her first home when the bank called to warn her of a problem — nearly $10,000 in unpaid hospital bills on her credit report. The charges were for several ear, nose and throat procedures done at hospitals in her region.

Show a passport - or get carded
Source: NY Daily News

To speed security checks at the border, the State Department is introducing a passport card this spring - good for travel by land or sea to Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico - that provides the same privileges as traditional passport books.

65-year-old gets carded in supermarket
Source: Yahoo! News

...A 65-year-old woman who went into a Farmington supermarket to buy wine was turned away because she didn't have an ID with her. But Barbara Skapa of Mount Vernon says that won't happen again. "I'll be bringing my driver's license with me from now on," Skapa said.

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