1.   Critics of the rebate plan said its sole purpose was to provide a public relations opportunity for Davis, as he mailed checks to millions of Californians.

2.   Details of the Los Angeles rebate plan had yet to be ironed out late Monday.

3.   Hard bargaining lies ahead between Republicans and Democrats on the size of the expected rebate and on when Congress would vote on a rebate plan.

4.   HBO better consider a customer rebate plan.

5.   Meanwhile, Austin said Mayor Richard Riordan and Freeman will announce on Tuesday a major energy rebate plan for the ratepayers of Los Angeles.

6.   Merck has launched a marketing campaign that includes a rebate plan and a repeat-user discount plan.

7.   Some Democratis lawmakers expressed concern about the long-term fiscal implications of the property tax rebate plan.

8.   The public was aware of the tax rebate plan and anticipating getting money from the government, Maxwell said, which gave Barrows the opportunity to jump in.

9.   The rebate plan is so simple that even a liberal should be able to understand it.

10.   But he stopped far short of endorsing the Democratic rebate plan.