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"Tim Campbell" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote in 
news:1122330137.963907.119820@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Lawsuits
> Lawsuit shield for MTBE makers dropped from energy bill
> 
> One of the last remaining roadblocks to the passage of the energy bill
> has reportedly been removed: According to Senate Energy Committee Chair
> Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a provision to shield manufacturers of
> groundwater-polluting fuel additive MTBE from lawsuits has been dropped
> from the bill. A similar measure torpedoed a federal energy bill in
> 2003, when House advocates of the liability shield -- led by Rep. Tom
> DeLay (R-Texas) -- proved intransigent. (The fact that the shield is
> being jettisoned this year is seen by some as a sign that DeLay's
> legendary power is waning.) The oil industry attempted to preserve the
> measure by offering up $2 billion late last week for a cleanup fund,
> but senators rejected that plan. With the issue threatening to sink the
> entire energy bill -- which is widely expected to include a plethora of
> domestic dirty-power subsidies, plus some stabs at conservation and
> clean energy -- President Bush reportedly called top congressional
> negotiators on Sunday and told them to get things moving.
> 
> straight to the source: The Washington Post, Justin Blum, 25 Jul 2005
> 
> straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Richard Simon, 25 Jul 2005
> 
> straight to the source: The New York Times, Alexei Barrionuevo and Carl
> Hulse, 22 Jul 2005

Can you say, {leftist, pinko JEW$media verbiage pollutant stench}?

Yes, we know that you can! ;-)