Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators


	Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators

rustajb

6-22-2008 5:38 PM

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6-22-2008 8:46 PM

Smoke TNT

Great, more government interference. Have they ever fixed a problem? All these guys do is meddle and make things worse. Obama is a walking disaster waiting to happen.

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Oil closed near $135 a barrel on Friday — almost double the price a year ago.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/22/1600227-obama-vows-crackdown-on-energy-speculators"><P>"My plan fully closes the Enron loophole and restores commonsense regulation as part of my broader plan to ease the burden for struggling families today while investing in a better future," Obama said in a campaign statement.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/22/1600227-obama-vows-crackdown-on-energy-speculators"><P>"The fact that Barack Obama is attacking John McCain, despite McCain's leadership on the issue, shows that Barack Obama is driven by the partisan attacks that Americans are tired of," Bounds said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/22/1600227-obama-vows-crackdown-on-energy-speculators"><P>Obama's plan was outlined Sunday by New Jersey Gov. 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