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> http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/oil.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes
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> OK, I am back in Obama's camp. This shows what was being said all along,
> it was never a supply issue, it was rampant speculation caused by the
> REPUBLICANS deregulating the commodities market allowing investment houses
> to put up to 98%% of their money in commodities where before it was
> restricted to 7%%. Bingo - oil prices skyrocketed as was the *republican
> sponsored* plan all along.
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> And the democrats tried for months to end the rampant speculation but the
> repugs blocked it demanding only more unconditional drilling. Like the
> experts said, and now even Opec says, the market was not undersupplied it
> was oversupplied and yet prices DOUBLED.
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> A vote for McCain is a vote for the same as he has voted for oil companies
> without fail. Even if Obama hates cats, he's been on the right side.
> "Drill baby, drill" is for chumps.
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> Paul
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