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...States currently has the lowest automobile fuel-efficiency standards in the developed world, we need a combination of more stringent regulations, such as closing the “light truck” loophole for sport utility vehicles and creating more market-oriented incentives for the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles and flex-fuel technologies. As high gas prices and a collapsing housing market continue to harm American families, it is important that policymakers learn to separate politicking from actual policymaking. H.R. 6899 demonstrates that by defusing hot-button squabbles, it is possible to move ahead on issues of actual...
...hybrid - you know, English, American, Italian, European, international style. The cut is derived more from an English cut but made in an Italian way in the lightness of fabric and construction...
...possibility that is likely to be discussed is a hybrid plan, in which Treasury would either have the authority, or possibly be required, to both buy some troubled assets and to insure them. One aide involved in the negotiations said that some estimates suggest such a plan would be only half as expensive as Paulson's initial proposal. Most importantly, it would allow wary members of Congress to say they didn't give the Administration such a huge share of taxpayer money, even if Treasury ultimately decides to use most...
...House Democrats are not certain about such a hybrid approach and would prefer to offer insurance as just one of several tools open to Paulson, but not mandate that he use it. "I do not see why the secretary cannot accept some of those (insurance and/or loan provisions) among the options he has to choose from," Pelosi said. Congressional officials believe they have until Monday morning to come up with a package. Congress is preparing to work into the weekend with the aim of passing something by the end of Sunday, or at least having the deal locked down...
...which it rewards performance based solely on test scores. Klein’s concession to reward entire schools instead has been remarkable in winning union support, but sadly concedes too much: Appropriating money soley on a school-wide basis will not effectively motivate individual teachers.Instead, schools should explore a hybrid merit pay model, in which schools-wide bonuses will be complemented by rewards given to individual teachers based on their students’ test scores. Such a model uniquely achieves both individual and collective accountability for achievement: Granting bonuses in a lump sum to a school will encourage teachers...