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...surprisingly, some companies talk a green game but don't really play one. Ford Motor Co. made a big show of performing a $2 billion environmental overhaul of its River Rouge factory in Dearborn, Mich., but still turns out SUVs like the elephantine Expedition, which gets a puny 14 m.p.g. in city driving. Toyota, famous for its hybrid Prius, has nonetheless joined the U.S. Big Three in lobbying Washington against stricter fuel standards...
...process in picking their nominee, but this year's race is wide open. The last time there was an open race, Texas played a significant role that paid off later for the state's conservatives. In 1976, after a string of losses by challenger Ronald Reagan to President Gerald Ford, Texas gave Reagan a big win, making the race very close and setting up Reagan for his eventual nomination in 1980. Buchanan also thinks a later primary could help candidates like Democratic New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson who have "great resumes, but a low profile." An early Texas primary would...
Indiana Jones, that prized pop artifact (64, in Harrison Ford years), has a fourth film in the works and perhaps a new lady on his arm. Here's the arc of Indy's dating history...
...inclusive message that excited so many and punched his ticket to the State House. According to a recent Associated Press report, Patrick’s recent moves have included appointing a $72,000 a year secretary for his wife, upgrading his state car from a $623 per month Ford Crown Victoria to a $1,166 per month Cadillac, and installing $27,387 worth of furnishings for his office. Though after these expenditures came to light he agreed to reimburse the state for them, Patrick’s decisions have almost completely undermined his strong rhetoric on slashing the Bay State?...
...School of Government. “Almost any function of government potentially can be made more effective and or less expensive using technology,” Kelman said. The program is similar to the Ash Institute’s Innovations in American Government Awards Program, now endowed by the Ford Foundation, because it aims to highlight governmental innovations so that they can be adopted by others. But with its international focus and corporate sponsorship, the IBM-sponsored award remains distinct. Unlike the endowed American government award, it will have to be renewed on an annual basis for the time being...