The Power of the Press: Congress Takes Back Tax Breaks for Big Oil
In an attempt to revoke billions of dollars worth of government incentives to oil and gas producers, the House on Thursday approved a measure that would pressure companies to renegotiate more than 1,000 leases for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Dean Baker attributes Congressional action to outrage caused by media coverage of the oil windfall. "The press can do good," he writes.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051906L.shtml
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rudkla - 19. Mai, 22:05
