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To: RetiredNow who wrote (273593)	2/12/2006 7:51:04 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) of 1576882

Mindmeld, can you believe it: The U.S. foreign oil bill soared to a record $251.6 billion, up 39.4 percent from 2004. biz.yahoo.com AP U.S. Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High Friday February 10, 9:39 pm ET By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer Commerce Department Reports U.S. Trade Deficit Soars to All-Time High of $725.8 Billion in 2005 The U.S. foreign oil bill soared to a record $251.6 billion, up 39.4 percent from 2004. Dorgan said the new deficit figures showed that U.S. "trade policy is an unbelievable failure ------------------------------------------------------ We're seeing on different fronts different leaders who are pushing back," he says, "with the idea of resisting the West." It is "no coincidence" that all three countries are "flush with oil money" that allows their leaders the luxury of promoting their causes, he adds. The current circumstances should also encourage the US to reduce its use of all foreign oil, he adds. "It takes ready cash to fiddle with politics outside your borders," he says, "and thanks to oil prices that's something that all of these leaders [Iran, etc] have." news.yahoo.com

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