11.   And Lay met six times with Vice President Cheney and his staff to help them craft a national energy policy.

12.   And while he took no official post, Lay did serve as an adviser when the administration drew up its national energy strategy.

13.   And the situation would get worse without improved national energy policies, without ...

14.   As industry restructuring pushes utilities to unload their generating assets to competitive power producers, a handful of national energy giants such as Entergy and Amergen are lining up.

15.   At the same time some people are advocating tightening safety rules, the Bush administration has suggested loosening regulations on pipeline operators as part of a national energy policy.

16.   At the White House, administration officials have resisted suggestions that Americans may have to adopt limits on their lifestyles as part of a national energy strategy.

17.   A national energy policy needs to encompass federally sponsored research and development of alternative energy sources.

18.   A national energy policy should emphasize conservation and energy-efficient appliances, homes and businesses.

19.   A national energy policy is as ill-defined as the rationale of the Iraq policy.

20.   A new president is talking about the need for a comprehensive national energy policy.