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The sign in the New Jersey MADD office still reads "New Jersey, 14th State for .08", but the 14 has been crossed out many times as .08 bills came and went.� It stopped at 46th on Tuesday, as Governor McGreevey signed a .08 BAC illegal limit into law, a feat that probably would not have happened without MADD persistence and federal leadership.

□［ 17 States See Rise in Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths ］
A state-by-state report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that alcohol-related traffic deaths decreased in 32 states during the last five years, but increased in 17 others.

□［ CSPI Urges College Presidents to Help Break Tie Between Sports and Alcohol Ads ］
he Center for Science in the Public Interest has launched a campaign to define publicly the problem of alcohol advertising on televised sports, build consensus among people and groups concerned about this issue, and build support for change .

□［ Nursing Group Gets, Gives DUI Grants ］
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has funded a mini-grant program by the Emergency Nurses Association's Institute for Injury Prevention/Emergency Nurses CARE as part of an effort to reduce alcohol-related traffic fatalities.