Specialized Sirrus Sport Disc $700
Specialized Sirrus Elite $820
Cannondale Quick 4 $740
Cannondale CAAD8 Flat Bar Road $870 (A true flat bar road bike)
Giant Escape 1 $670
Trek 7.3FX - 7.4FX Disc $659-$879
Felt V95 $799
Jamis Allegro Comp $799

Fuji Absolute 1.7 $ ~$669
Fuji Absolute 1.3D ~$720

All of these are really solid choices, you can only tell what you like more by riding it. I personally wouldnt spend over $600-700 on a hybrid just because I dont feel you have to. The only big gains come when you jump up to carbon which is easily over $1200.

Personally, I liked the Sirrus and the Absolutes when I was shopping around however there are a ton of Cannondales and Treks in my area. I personally dont like the Treks too much simply because you need an adapter to mount bar ends and a new handlebar to change the grips.