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Product Registration Cards: Fill Out or Toss? - March 2008 |
March 2008 There it is: your new purchase, all bright and gleaming in its box. There’s a rush of excitement as you unwrap it and — wait! — do you really need to register it with the company? |
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When you need to know about federally-backed college loans, who ya gonna call? Or, what if you need information about filing your taxes? There's one phone number you can call to get just about any kind of non-classified information about the federal government. "1 (800) FED INFO is taking calls from all across the country, helping people get answers on any government program, benefit or service." Teresa Nasif is director of the Federal Citizens Information Center at the General Services Administration's Office of Citizens Services. She says that 1-800-FED-INFO is part of a growing family of information sources -- some better known than others -- administered by the federal government. |
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Q: My daughter, who just received a master's degree in counseling, has a heavy college-debt load. She's been paying $100 a month on her student loans. One bank that gave her a private student loan, however, wants $700 a month and is threatening to turn her loan over to a collection agency, garnish her wages and take her old car. What should she do? -- E.K., Kirkland, Wash. |
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Politics and Government It's the homepage for the Land of the Free! But besides that, for U.S. citizens, businesses, government employees, and foreign visitors, USA.gov offers governmental information and services, from health-care info and U.S. history to tax guides and public safety notices. The Science & Technology section provides cyber-security tips, a do-not-call registry, and energy resources. Visit the Online Services section for quick links to finding the cheapest gas prices, calculating mortgages, and more. |
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July 8, 2007 When the federal government was creating its informational Web site (now known as usa.gov), it brought in usability experts to look for flaws. By watching users, the site’s creators found that people were having trouble finding an individual agency’s Web site because they did not know which department to look under. |
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USA.gov The official Web portal for the U.S. government, with links to every branch, agency and organization involved in federal business, plus reports, guides, reference material and other resources to help you navigate the system, and, whenever possible, get things done online. Each Web page of links is more specific than the last, so you can quickly drill down to the matter at hand. It took three clicks (and three seconds) to find NASA's bank of images and animations of our home planet (select Science & Tech, then Physical Sciences, then Visible Earth), learn how to file for bankruptcy (Money and Taxes/Personal Finance) and read up on Medicare prescription drug coverage (Health). |
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