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Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?

March 09, 2013 06:00 AM
by Colleen Brondou
This weekend, most Americans will lose an hour of sleep last night as daylight saving time takes effect. Why do we fall back one hour in the autumn, and spring ahead one hour in the spring?
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