[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil

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BUSINESS | March 27, 2006
Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Through shrewd lobbying and litigation, oil companies were able to sweeten federal incentives for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/business/27royalties.html?ex=1144126800&en=41f41400d1a238b4&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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