But Democratic proposals such as caps on electricity prices, he said, are probably non-starters with the administration.
The committee rejects sweeping proposals for reform, such as statutory caps on the size of libel damages.
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Still, there is a reasonable fear here that an illusory hope of a scientific fix might undermine the sort of dogged and grubby policy solutions, such as carbon caps and carbon quotas, needed for taking the fight against climate change to its source.
Another odd glitch: The Mountain Lion online help system alludes to spoken commands you can use with dictation, such as "all caps" to CAPITALIZE the next word.
Most of the projects Immelt has approved are intended to help customers avoid painful regulation such as the CO2 caps in Europe or the lawsuit launched last year by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and eight other states against five U.S. utilities over their greenhouse gas emissions.
Large caps such as Microsoft are selling for only 16 to 17 times earnings.
He also likes some cheap big caps such as Microsoft and Cisco, both trading with price-to-earnings ratios of around 16 to 17.
He also likes a handful of cheap big-caps such as Microsoft and Cisco, both trading with price-to-earnings ratios of around 16 to 17.
At once, then, it would be possible to oppose both the recent government bailouts and government regulations such as Sarkozy-style caps on executive salaries.
Large caps such as Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) are selling for only 16 to 17 times earnings.
But its generosity will depend on the provinces agreeing to reforms, such as the introduction of national caps on waiting times for operations.
At certain periods, such as during the 1990s, large caps have outperformed small caps.
If national caps are chosen, states such as New York with higher expenses, would lose out, he said.
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The Bush administration knows, as an official Chinese government report confirms, that no such caps are forthcoming.
In areas such as telecommunications, electricity transmission, media and banking, the Philippines imposes tighter caps on foreign investment than its peers, according to the World Bank's "Investing Across Borders" survey.
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The caps on discretionary spending (that is, all spending excluding entitlements such as Medicare) were last set as part of the 1997 bipartisan budget deal.
He wants to introduce caps on emissions of greenhouse gases, but favours market-friendly approaches such as trading to keep costs down.
Last fixed in 1997, the caps on increases in discretionary spending (which covers everything other than entitlements such as Medicare) are extraordinarily tight this year.
In America, where insurance is regulated on a state-by-state basis, caps on insurance premiums have prompted firms to withdraw coverage in high-risk areas such as Florida.
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However, Buckingham thinks small-caps have had their run over the last 12 months and now finds bargains in large and megacaps such as Microsoft.
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