Clocks' Early Spring Forward May Bring About a Few Falls
By Charles Babington
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 1, 2007

It seemed so simple and familiar: Spring forward, fall back. For 20 years, that's what Americans -- and their technology -- have done with their clocks on the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October.

No longer. When few people were paying attention in August 2005, Congress lengthened daylight saving time by four weeks in the name of energy efficiency. the rest