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...Critics of the proposal also point to phantom savings. Becker says the new rules perpetuate the flex-fuel credit that allows carmakers to build more gas guzzlers than the regulation might otherwise allow, provided the vehicles can run on E85, a mixture that is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. The problem is that only about 1% of the gas stations in the U.S. now sell E85 and the number isn't expected to increase much anytime soon. The flex-fuel credit trims the m.p.g. target for manufacturers selling flex-fuel-capable vehicles by 1.2 m.p.g...
...sharp shock of the 2008 financial crisis paralyzed the U.S. economy. Mass layoffs have been at a record high, flooding the labor market with job hunters. Six years of manufacturing-job losses were compressed into 18 months, overwhelming retraining programs. The collapse of home values and the tightening of credit make worker mobility a moot issue. Instead of connecting the jobless to new jobs, the employment system has seized up. After 33 weeks of searching for work, Whitfield is looking warily to December, when his unemployment insurance ends...
...effort by winning her first ever race over 6 kilometers at the hilly venue. Her 18-second victory helped the team to its best finish at the meet in the 15-year history of the event. Singularly, Silva had a remarkable race. Yet, she is quick to credit the solidarity of the team as her motivation for accomplishing this feat. “Running with the team is awesome,” says Silva. “It makes everything so much easier, and I look forward to going to practice every day with them. It never feels like work...
...Alexandra Lizzarib of Kent State. Senior Caitlin Clifford finished 29th to round out the top five and give Harvard its best ever finish at the Meet of Champions. While the Crimson youth clearly had a hand in the team’s win, Harvard coach Jason Saretsky also gave credit to the seniors, who provided a key veteran presence. “I’m pleased with how the team performed,” Saretsky said. “We had a number of upperclassmen out there and the seniors that did compete, especially on the women?...
...hallowed Revolution Plaza packed not for a 10-hour Fidel speech but for something as joyously secular as a pop concert. As Granma itself noted afterward, there was "no political manipulation of cultural expression ... just a vote for human understanding." And while that's to the Castros' credit, the truth is that the long-term effects of that sort of nondogmatic fiesta don't always favor systems like Cuba's. Says Daniel Erikson, a senior associate at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington and author of The Cuba Wars: "These kinds of cultural exchanges bring alternative voices that diminish...