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  Lawmaker seeks to distance Idaho from lowly potato
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Last EditedServo  Feb 28, 2006 01:32pm
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CategoryProposed Legislation
News DateTuesday, February 28, 2006 07:30:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionA state lawmaker wants to peel Idaho's standard license plate of the legend "Famous Potatoes" in a battle over whether the lowly spud should symbolize a state whose major export is high technology.

Republican Sen. Hal Bunderson said the slogan no longer has resonance for a state whose population and commerce have undergone a seismic shift in the 46 years since the motto was first stamped on Idaho's license plates.
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