Kinston High Wilco School inKinston N

Kinston High gleans wilco School inKinston, jeff tweedy reasons N.C., is in the number two spot with a significantly smallerpopulation of just under 23,000 Humphrey St. Francis School dashed to third place, up 12 spots from last week.The K-12 school sits in a small but mighty community of 768 residents inHumphrey, Neb. Two other small schools, Midland Trail High School in Hico,W.Va, and Lower Lake High School in Lower Lake, Calif., follow closely behind.Midland Trail, located in a community of just 900 residents, slipped to 10thplace on this week's list from its previous eighth place position. Lower Lake,whose town's population is just 1,755, moved up from seventh to fourth place.Both schools plan to make a strong showing at community-wide last-call rallieswith elected officials and local media to drum up votes this weekend. High schools historically have dominated the leader board but one small-townelementary school, St. John the Evangelist Elementary School, has dug in itsheels to remain in the top 10 However, the Carrollton, Ill.

school currentlyranks ninth, down from its number five spot last week.Another elementaryschool, Garfield Elementary of Moline, Ill., moved onto the top 20 list forthe first time this week at number 19, joined by two other newcomers, WaukonSenior High School (17th) in Waukon, IA and Preston High School in Kingwood,W.Va wilco music . (20th)."We are really dazzled at the creativity and spirit across the country gumbopages . Wehave schools, districts, and towns planning rallies and doing whatever theycan to get people out to vote," Ehlers said summerteeth . "Now is not the time for leadingschools to sit back and relax theologians .

Many schools are within striking distance ofnabbing the top spots wilco book . A strong community surge could make all thedifference."There is still time to vote for a school in your community by visiting anyU.S Cellular store before Jan tweedy . 15, 2009 for a postage-paid postcard ballot.All public and private schools in the U.S., serving kindergarten through highschool, are eligible for the award, which will be announced in February 2009.No purchase is necessary and each person can only vote once setlists . The top 20leading schools are posted weekly at participating U.S Cellular stores and atuscellular /callingallcommunities setlist . Visit uscellular /callingallcommunities for official rules.About U.S CellularThe 8,700 associates of U.S.

Cellular believe a wireless phone enhancespeople's lives and a wireless company should be in the business of bringingpeople together U.S the wilco book . Cellular has a wide range of monthly plans, includingthose with unlimited nationwide calling, unlimited free incoming calls andoptions to prepay a ghost is born . The company has a growing catalog of phones like theBlackBerry(R) Pearl and Curve, and the touch-screen Samsung Delve, which offere-mail and Web access Based in Chicago, U.S yankee hotel foxtrot . Cellular is the nation'ssixth-largest wireless carrier, serving 6.2 million customers across thecountry jay farrar . To learn more about the company visit one of its retail stores oruscellular .SOURCEU.S. CellularKellie Szabo, cell, +1-773-355-3307, ; or JonathanGuerin, cell, +1-773-399-4379, , both of U.S.Cellular. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democrat proposed legislation on Friday to tighten the rules of the government's $700-billion financial bailout program and channel a large portion of it to home foreclosure prevention.

Crisis in CreditWith Congress growing increasingly concerned about fixing the bailout program and stabilizing the financial system, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said he will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the bill he is proposing, with a House floor vote possible on Wednesday or Thursday.Known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, the Treasury Department's bailout has so far devoted about $350 billion to capital injections into major banks and smaller amounts to aiding automakers and a major insurer.Approved in October, the program's focus has shifted repeatedly under the direction of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, raising concerns among lawmakers about its future.Under the original TARP legislation, the White House must ask Congress for the next $350 billion of program funding . Frank's bill would set conditions for release of that money, which would impose tougher standards for the bailout."We are Reaganites, we intend to trust but verify," Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, told reporters.The bill is still being finalized, but was drafted after consultation with officials in the Bush administration and the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama uncle tupelo . Obama will take over the White House on January 20.At a House hearing, Frank called for rapid progress on a major economic stimulus package and "the release of the second $350 billion of the TARP, provided that we can agree on appropriate measures to govern the allocation of those funds."Under his bill, Treasury would have to devote at least $40 billion to reducing home foreclosures via a plan that it must develop by March 15 and start funding by April 1.Treasury would also have to give small banks more access to the TARP and require quarterly disclosure by TARP participants about their use of TARP funding.Other provisions of the draft bill would constrain the use of TARP funds in bank buyouts mermaid avenue . TARP fund recipients could not buy other depository institutions without a Treasury finding that a deal "reduces the risk to taxpayers or .. . could have been accomplished without funds provided under the TARP."The bill would standardize limits on the pay of executives employed by TARP recipients, regardless of what sort of aid received under the program. It would also make wider pay provisions retroactive to existing program participants."If they don't like it, they can give the money back," Frank said, referring to the retroactive limits on pay.In an attempt to encourage more modification of troubled mortgages to help distressed homeowners, the bill would give a legal safe harbor to mortgage servicing companies seeking to modify loans under their supervision.The Frank bill would require Treasury to develop a program outside the TARP to stimulate home buyer demand and urges this be done by ensuring affordable mortgage rates.Finally, the bill would clarify that Treasury can use the TARP to support consumer, student, vehicle and commercial real estate loans, as well as markets for mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and auction-rate securities.(Editing by Andre Grenon) Crisis in Credit.