1. SMITH PUSHES FOR PRICE CAPS; ABRAHAM SAYS NO

Despite growing political demand for federal price caps on Western
electricity to alleviate economic and environmental damage, Bush
administration officials this week continued to strongly oppose such
action by federal regulators or Congress.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham restated the administration’s
opposition on Thursday at a Senate committee hearing on proposed
legislation to ease the region’s California-spawned energy crisis.

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