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Oil Companies Pump Out Record Profits
With average gasoline prices up more
than 28 percent in the last twelve
months,and this winter's heating fuel
costs expected to be at least 45 percent
more than last year's, reports of record
profits for the world's leading energy
companies have sparked debate in
Congress over possible price gouging by
the petroleum industry.
Last week Exxon Mobil Corporation,
the world's leading energy company,
posted $9.92 billion in profits for the
third quarter; the largest quarterly
profits ever recorded in the oil industry.
The profits, up 75 percent from the
third quarter in 2004, were earned on
than 28 percent in the last twelve
months,and this winter's heating fuel
costs expected to be at least 45 percent
more than last year's, reports of record
profits for the world's leading energy
companies have sparked debate in
Congress over possible price gouging by
the petroleum industry.
Last week Exxon Mobil Corporation,
the world's leading energy company,
posted $9.92 billion in profits for the
third quarter; the largest quarterly
profits ever recorded in the oil industry.
The profits, up 75 percent from the
third quarter in 2004, were earned on
total revenues exceeding $100 billion.
It marked the first time a US company
has ever had more than $100 billion in
sales. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the world's
number three oil company, also
announced record profits and revenues.
Shell's $9.03 billion in quarterly profits on
total sales of over $76 billion
represented an increase of 68 percent.
Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R.,
Tenn.) asked the chairmen of three
Senate committees to look into energy
prices and indicated he might support
Congressional action to curb industry
profits, either through a windfall profits
tax, or even federal anti- price gouging
It marked the first time a US company
has ever had more than $100 billion in
sales. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the world's
number three oil company, also
announced record profits and revenues.
Shell's $9.03 billion in quarterly profits on
total sales of over $76 billion
represented an increase of 68 percent.
Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R.,
Tenn.) asked the chairmen of three
Senate committees to look into energy
prices and indicated he might support
Congressional action to curb industry
profits, either through a windfall profits
tax, or even federal anti- price gouging
legislation. Energy Secretary Samuel
W. Bodman announced that the Bush
administration is considering creating
stockpiles of refined fuels for
emergency purposes. Spokesmen for
the energy industry argue that such
stockpiles are "costly and ineffective."
The unprecedented profits at Exxon
Mobil are among the largest ever
recorded, amounting to more than
$74,000 per minute during the
quarter. The quarterly profits
exceeded the annual profits for 2004
of all but eight companies on the
Standard and Poor's 500 list, one of
the eight being Exxon Mobil itself.
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W. Bodman announced that the Bush
administration is considering creating
stockpiles of refined fuels for
emergency purposes. Spokesmen for
the energy industry argue that such
stockpiles are "costly and ineffective."
The unprecedented profits at Exxon
Mobil are among the largest ever
recorded, amounting to more than
$74,000 per minute during the
quarter. The quarterly profits
exceeded the annual profits for 2004
of all but eight companies on the
Standard and Poor's 500 list, one of
the eight being Exxon Mobil itself.
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House Broadens Death Penalty For Terror Investigations
The US House of Representatives has
voted to approve legislation which would
significantly alter federal death penalty
procedures, changing rules governing
juries and dramatically increasing the
number of death penalty -eligible
offenses. The provisions were contained
in an amendment to the bill that would
reauthorize the USA Patriot Act.
Attaching the amendment to the
reauthorization bill ensured that there
would be limited debate on the
controversial proposals.
The amendment, The Terrorist Death
Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005, was
sponsored by Texas Republican John
voted to approve legislation which would
significantly alter federal death penalty
procedures, changing rules governing
juries and dramatically increasing the
number of death penalty -eligible
offenses. The provisions were contained
in an amendment to the bill that would
reauthorize the USA Patriot Act.
Attaching the amendment to the
reauthorization bill ensured that there
would be limited debate on the
controversial proposals.
The amendment, The Terrorist Death
Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005, was
sponsored by Texas Republican John
Carter. The bill adds 41 terrorism
related offenses to the 20 currently
eligible for the death penalty. The most
significant of these is the "material
support" law under which a person may
be charged with a capital offense for
financially supporting a terrorist group
without any direct knowledge of, or
involvement in, a particular crime.
Carter's bill would allow prosecutors and
judges to impanel juries with fewer than
12 members in certain cases, without
the consent of the defense. It would
also allow cases that resulted in juries
deadlocked at the penalty phase to be
retried.
related offenses to the 20 currently
eligible for the death penalty. The most
significant of these is the "material
support" law under which a person may
be charged with a capital offense for
financially supporting a terrorist group
without any direct knowledge of, or
involvement in, a particular crime.
Carter's bill would allow prosecutors and
judges to impanel juries with fewer than
12 members in certain cases, without
the consent of the defense. It would
also allow cases that resulted in juries
deadlocked at the penalty phase to be
retried.
Because the proposals were buried in
the Patriot Act reauthorization bill,
they only recently came to light in
House-Senate conference committee
sessions. The ACLU called Carter's
amendment a "drastic and unwise
expansion of the federal death
penalty." Human Rights Watch
said "These are radical changes in the
way federal death penalty cases are
litigated, and they were added
virtually without any debate."
A spokesman for Rep. Carter said
that "the congressman believes capital
punishment is a deterrent for all kinds
of crimes, including terrorism."
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the Patriot Act reauthorization bill,
they only recently came to light in
House-Senate conference committee
sessions. The ACLU called Carter's
amendment a "drastic and unwise
expansion of the federal death
penalty." Human Rights Watch
said "These are radical changes in the
way federal death penalty cases are
litigated, and they were added
virtually without any debate."
A spokesman for Rep. Carter said
that "the congressman believes capital
punishment is a deterrent for all kinds
of crimes, including terrorism."
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Alabama state Senator Hank
Erwin (R) has joined a chorus of
exegetical commentators to
proclaim that the natural disasters
that devastated America's gulf
region this summer were holy
pay-back punishing the residents
of the area for moral choices they
have made over the past two
centuries.
Erwin toured the disaster area
recently where whole towns
were washed away and thousands
lost their homes and was moved
to write an open letter to his
constituents that was published in
the local press.
Senator Erwin wrote "If you are a
believer and read the bible, you
know sin has judgement." Erwin
went on to state that "America
has been moving away from God,"
and " we have to realize sin has
consequences."
Passing judgement on those
effected in the six state region hit
by this year's storms places Erwin
in the company of other holy
men who have similarly chastised
the moral turpitude of hurricane
victims.
Revered Alex McFarland of Focus
on the Family, anti-choice activist
Steve Lefemine and Reverend
Franklin Graham have all blamed
the hurricanes on the victims.
Graham told his followers that,
"New Orleans was a target for
the wrath of the almighty"
because it is known for "Satan
worshiping","sex perversion" and
Mardi Gras.
Erwin, formerly a talk radio host,
was perhaps reaching out to his
political constituency. A recent
ABC/Washington Post poll
revealed the Erwin's belief in the
storms' divine pay-back is shared
by 23 percent of those Americans
polled. its all true
Erwin (R) has joined a chorus of
exegetical commentators to
proclaim that the natural disasters
that devastated America's gulf
region this summer were holy
pay-back punishing the residents
of the area for moral choices they
have made over the past two
centuries.
Erwin toured the disaster area
recently where whole towns
were washed away and thousands
lost their homes and was moved
to write an open letter to his
constituents that was published in
the local press.
Senator Erwin wrote "If you are a
believer and read the bible, you
know sin has judgement." Erwin
went on to state that "America
has been moving away from God,"
and " we have to realize sin has
consequences."
Passing judgement on those
effected in the six state region hit
by this year's storms places Erwin
in the company of other holy
men who have similarly chastised
the moral turpitude of hurricane
victims.
Revered Alex McFarland of Focus
on the Family, anti-choice activist
Steve Lefemine and Reverend
Franklin Graham have all blamed
the hurricanes on the victims.
Graham told his followers that,
"New Orleans was a target for
the wrath of the almighty"
because it is known for "Satan
worshiping","sex perversion" and
Mardi Gras.
Erwin, formerly a talk radio host,
was perhaps reaching out to his
political constituency. A recent
ABC/Washington Post poll
revealed the Erwin's belief in the
storms' divine pay-back is shared
by 23 percent of those Americans
polled. its all true
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Raid Leaves Video Store Clerks
Pondering About Patriot Act Stuff
Pondering About Patriot Act Stuff
Acting on a tip from executives at
Sony/Columbia Entertainment,
officers from the New York Police
Department, representatives from
the Record Industry Association of
America (RIAA) and entertainment
industry employees recently raided
Mondo Kim's Music and Video Store
located at 6 St. Marks Place.
The police offices evacuated patrons
and arrested five store employees
before spending several hours rifling
the store's contents for bootleg CDs.
The store's employees, several clerks
and a store manager, were arrested
on charges of trademark
counterfeiting in the second degree.
Brad Buckles, vice president of
anti-piracy for the RIAA, said that the
police department's "steadfast
commitment to the fight against
piracy had stamped out yet another
significant illegal operation". The
RIAA claims that music piracy costs
more than $300 million in lost
revenues every year.
The owner of the store, Youngman
Kim, told the Village Voice that he
has long supported independent and
Sony/Columbia Entertainment,
officers from the New York Police
Department, representatives from
the Record Industry Association of
America (RIAA) and entertainment
industry employees recently raided
Mondo Kim's Music and Video Store
located at 6 St. Marks Place.
The police offices evacuated patrons
and arrested five store employees
before spending several hours rifling
the store's contents for bootleg CDs.
The store's employees, several clerks
and a store manager, were arrested
on charges of trademark
counterfeiting in the second degree.
Brad Buckles, vice president of
anti-piracy for the RIAA, said that the
police department's "steadfast
commitment to the fight against
piracy had stamped out yet another
significant illegal operation". The
RIAA claims that music piracy costs
more than $300 million in lost
revenues every year.
The owner of the store, Youngman
Kim, told the Village Voice that he
has long supported independent and
unsigned artists from New York and from
across the US. Kim said that the music
confiscated by the police and record
company representatives was legally
produced and copied by local musicians and
DJs. Mr. Kim told the Voice, "We have a
strong platform for those underground film
makers and musicians. The hip-hop that the
police seized has a very little platform for
those artists."
RIAA representatives swore in affidavits,
however, that the CDs confiscated in the
seziure "listed unfamiliar company names, do
not properly display the owner of the
copywright, have packaging inferior in
quality compared with legitimate discs."
Mondo Kims reported that the police seized
51 titles in the raid. The store stocks more
than 120,000 titles. The police also
confiscated the store's cash registers and
computer system.
Sean Williams, assistant manager of video
rentals expressed his concern for the store's
patrons to the Village Voice, "They have
all our customer's files and they could be
doing something for all we know. Patriot
Act stuff. You know, all the people who
rent porno here and want to run for office,
stuff like that." its all true
across the US. Kim said that the music
confiscated by the police and record
company representatives was legally
produced and copied by local musicians and
DJs. Mr. Kim told the Voice, "We have a
strong platform for those underground film
makers and musicians. The hip-hop that the
police seized has a very little platform for
those artists."
RIAA representatives swore in affidavits,
however, that the CDs confiscated in the
seziure "listed unfamiliar company names, do
not properly display the owner of the
copywright, have packaging inferior in
quality compared with legitimate discs."
Mondo Kims reported that the police seized
51 titles in the raid. The store stocks more
than 120,000 titles. The police also
confiscated the store's cash registers and
computer system.
Sean Williams, assistant manager of video
rentals expressed his concern for the store's
patrons to the Village Voice, "They have
all our customer's files and they could be
doing something for all we know. Patriot
Act stuff. You know, all the people who
rent porno here and want to run for office,
stuff like that." its all true
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Government GPS to Track Exactly Where on the Range Farmer's Homes Are
America's livestock ranchers, small
farmers and even pet owners are
bracing for one of the largest and
most intrusive government data
collection enterprises in the country's
history as the Department of
Agriculture is moving towards the
implementation phase of its massive
National Animal Identification
System, (NAIS).
The USDA, working in cooperation
with corporate agribusiness giants
such as Monsanto, Cargill, the North
American Meat Processors and the
National Pork Board, have been
developing systems for recording the
birth, movement and death of every
livestock animal in America since
2002.
The program was conceived of after
the terror attacks in 2001 and in light
of recent out breaks of "mad cow"
disease. The system will ostensibly
track animals in the food supply to
prevent terrorist attacks and be able
to respond to possible outbreaks of
disease in America's animal herds.
The NAIS is described by the USDA
as a bulwark to protect the "national
farmers and even pet owners are
bracing for one of the largest and
most intrusive government data
collection enterprises in the country's
history as the Department of
Agriculture is moving towards the
implementation phase of its massive
National Animal Identification
System, (NAIS).
The USDA, working in cooperation
with corporate agribusiness giants
such as Monsanto, Cargill, the North
American Meat Processors and the
National Pork Board, have been
developing systems for recording the
birth, movement and death of every
livestock animal in America since
2002.
The program was conceived of after
the terror attacks in 2001 and in light
of recent out breaks of "mad cow"
disease. The system will ostensibly
track animals in the food supply to
prevent terrorist attacks and be able
to respond to possible outbreaks of
disease in America's animal herds.
The NAIS is described by the USDA
as a bulwark to protect the "national
herd" from "intentional or unintentionally
introduced " disease outbreaks.
The NAIS plan requires every owner of
livestock to register to receive a seven
digit "premises ID number" and report
their name, address and telephone number
to be entered into a global positioning
satellite system. All livestock would be
implanted with a micro-chip assigned an
individual 15 digit ID number that can be
remotely tracked.
The plan stipulates that owners must
report every time animal leaves the
designated property, the death date of all
animals and if an animal goes missing. The
plan contemplates recording every
veterinary visit and would allow for
veterinarians reporting to the government
every time an animal is treated.
While the plan does not include the
implantation of government micro-chips in
domestic livestock kept as pets, such as
horses, the plan calls for tracking all
identified species using "traditional
methods". All show animals, however, will
be required to be identified and tagged
with a micro-chip at government approved
"tagging stations".
introduced " disease outbreaks.
The NAIS plan requires every owner of
livestock to register to receive a seven
digit "premises ID number" and report
their name, address and telephone number
to be entered into a global positioning
satellite system. All livestock would be
implanted with a micro-chip assigned an
individual 15 digit ID number that can be
remotely tracked.
The plan stipulates that owners must
report every time animal leaves the
designated property, the death date of all
animals and if an animal goes missing. The
plan contemplates recording every
veterinary visit and would allow for
veterinarians reporting to the government
every time an animal is treated.
While the plan does not include the
implantation of government micro-chips in
domestic livestock kept as pets, such as
horses, the plan calls for tracking all
identified species using "traditional
methods". All show animals, however, will
be required to be identified and tagged
with a micro-chip at government approved
"tagging stations".
The animal species now included in
NAIS are; cattle, swine, sheep, goats,
equine and llamas and alpacas.
Small farmers who criticize the plan
believe that the reporting
requirements are excessive and
onerous and would invade the privacy
of farmers. Critics also feel that only
large agri-biz interests can afford to
comply with the animal tracking
requirements. Small farmers have
pointed out that the registration
requirements of the NAIS are more
intrusive than those related to
owning a gun or driving a car.
The USDA has begun a series of
hearings with the general public and
so-called "stake-holders" who met in
Kansas City, MO in mid-October to
discuss privitization of the national
animal numbering system. The
USDA hopes that private food
producing companies "integrate the
standards" of the NAIS into their
business practices to increase the
program's effencicy. Full
implementation of the NAIS is
targeted for July 2006. its all true
NAIS are; cattle, swine, sheep, goats,
equine and llamas and alpacas.
Small farmers who criticize the plan
believe that the reporting
requirements are excessive and
onerous and would invade the privacy
of farmers. Critics also feel that only
large agri-biz interests can afford to
comply with the animal tracking
requirements. Small farmers have
pointed out that the registration
requirements of the NAIS are more
intrusive than those related to
owning a gun or driving a car.
The USDA has begun a series of
hearings with the general public and
so-called "stake-holders" who met in
Kansas City, MO in mid-October to
discuss privitization of the national
animal numbering system. The
USDA hopes that private food
producing companies "integrate the
standards" of the NAIS into their
business practices to increase the
program's effencicy. Full
implementation of the NAIS is
targeted for July 2006. its all true
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...because killers kill."
Washington DC 02.18.04
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…look at these different
places around the world
where there's been
tremendous death and
destruction...
places around the world
where there's been
tremendous death and
destruction...
"More Muslims have
died at the hands of
killers than -- I say
more Muslims -- a
lot of Muslims have
died -- I don't know
the exact count -- at
Istanbul...
died at the hands of
killers than -- I say
more Muslims -- a
lot of Muslims have
died -- I don't know
the exact count -- at
Istanbul...
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source: Viroqua Institute
| Costs of various Independent Prosecutor/Special Counsel Investigations |
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| note: Cisneros Investigation and Plame/CIA Leak Investigation are on-going |
| Plame/CIA Leak $723,000 Espy $19.2m Cisneros $21.2m Clinton $33.5m North $47.4m |