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Why do I need to use a sub query to filter down a grouped select?

If I do this -- SELECT dv.Name ,MAX(hb.[DateEntered]) as DE FROM [Devices] as dv INNER JOIN [Heartbeats] as hb ON hb.DeviceID = dv.ID WHERE DE < '2013-03-04' GROUP BY dv.Name ...
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Subqueries' aliases same as main queries' aliases

I have an SQL query whose aliases are the same as some of its subquery's aliases. For example: select * from ROOM r where ... ( select * from ROAD r ...