FORD DELIVERS ETHANOL HYBRIDS TO WASHINGTON
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI, and Sen. Christopher Bond, R-MO, (L to R) participate in a news conference announcing Ford Motor Company's deliverance of several Ford Escape Hybrid E85 vehicles to various DC-area organizations for real world testing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 13, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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