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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:45:22 -0500


From: Seth Grimes <grimes () altaplana com>

"Jimmy Carter's 55 mph limit did speeding."

The 55 mph speed limit was first imposed nationally by Richard Nixon in
1973 in reaction to the Arab oil embargo as a means of conserving fuel.

Why is it that people so often attribute to Carter policies that now seem
questionable?

Seth
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