21.   Despite predictions of increased death on the highways, the House voted Wednesday to let states set their own speed limits and decide whether motorcyclists should wear helmets.

22.   Each state sets its own test.

23.   Each time the state has set a date, pressure has grown from frightened parents whose children could not pass the test.

24.   Each state sets its own primary date.

25.   Environmentalists are disappointed, saying the state has set a dangerous precedent by giving companies permission to leave behind spoiled water that future generations may need.

26.   Every state sets a legal timeframe, called a statute of limitations, within which a plaintiff must bring a civil lawsuit.

27.   Fearful of backlash from Republicans who oppose national testing, Bush wants to allow each state to set the standards.

28.   Federal law also allows states to set even lower minimums for workers who make tips.

29.   For his part, Gramm wants the federal government to require that the states set certain restrictions, especially when it comes to welfare recipients having babies.

30.   For starters, each state sets its own laws for buying wine via the Internet.