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...period. The effort has got results. In recent years, the lobby has successfully turned aside efforts to revoke the IRS rulings on which the tax credits are calculated. It beat back an effort in the House Ways and Means Committee last year to send a bill to the House floor that would have virtually eliminated the tax credit. The bill's sponsor, Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat, called the tax credit "one of the worst tax loopholes on the books" and described the synfuel industry as "basically a sham." Nevertheless, because of industry lobbying, Doggett's bill has never made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Magic Way to Make Billions | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

With the Governor's new plan in place, maybe those funds really will start getting there. Meanwhile, the street has been rebuilding itself without them. Noah Chiasson, 58, lives in Lakeview along the rim of Lake Pontchartrain. He and his wife bunk on the undamaged second floor of their house. They have no gas, no phone, no TV, no postal service. But they're O.K. With few lighted houses around him, it gets so dark after sundown that it's possible again to see stars in the nighttime sky. "But every night I look out the window now, there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Blank Canvas | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas and Tokyo shopping complex Omotesando Hills?is a 2,000 sq m facility in the architect's hometown of Kobe, its striking curves exemplifying Ando's beautifully original approach to form. Environmental and civic responsibility were key considerations in the construction. Under-floor pipes, filled with discarded scalding water from a local power plant, are used to heat treatment rooms and spa pools. Meanwhile, special plumbing allows pool and bath water to be drained and used by emergency services when necessary?an important precaution, given the lessons of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smooth Waters | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...high in the contest. Zoller pulled down 18 rebounds for Penn, while Jaaber and Grandieri posted career highs in points with 31 and 17, respectively. Zoller helped out even further on the defensive end with five blocks, making up for an abysmal 4-for-16 shooting performance from the floor. “I wasn’t shooting the ball particularly well tonight, so I knew I had to try to help my team in other ways,” Zoller said. Harvard built an early nine-point lead on the strength of three early treys. The Crimson shot...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Pushes Penn to Brink, Loses | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...kids play, and it wound up being a terrific basketball game.”The pugnacious style manifested itself in the multiple casualties that amounted. Penn forward Friedrich Ebede was fouled hard by captain Matt Stehle on a breakaway late in the first half, sending him to the floor and later to the bench, where he remained for the entire second half. Starting forward Steve Danley, charged with guarding 7’0 senior center Brian Cusworth, injured his nose shortly after the break and was forced to the bench for the rest of the game.Those two losses left...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Effort Pays Dividends Once Again | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

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