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(2008-03-02)
More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, some states are looking at lowering the age to allow 18 to 20-year-olds legally buy alcohol in some cases.
Vermont is the latest state to formally explore the issue. The state Senate has approved a bill to have a task force weigh the pros and cons of rolling back the drinking age.
Proponents of the measure say the current law doesn't work and forces young people to binge drink outside of the public eye.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving and others claim a lower drinking age would be foolish to consider. They say the 21-year-old age limit has saved thousands of lives since it was enacted in 1984. The law requires states to set the drinking age at 21 or lose federal transportation funding.
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