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To: Skywatcher who wrote (135947)	9/11/2008 4:32:38 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

so? what is your point? Outlaw beer maybe?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (135947)	9/11/2008 4:59:32 PM
From: SeachRE	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

How come nobody discusses the ongoing OIL corruption: (AFP)The alleged misconduct involved at least 13 current and former employees of the department's Minerals Management Service (MMS) accused of rigging contracts and accepting gifts and engaging in "illicit sexual encounters" with subordinates and industry representatives, Devaney said. One of the accused has already pled guilty to a criminal charge, the report said. Following a two-year, five-million-dollar investigation which included testimony from 233 witnesses and 470,000 pages of documentation, Devaney said the inquiry "revealed... a pervasive culture of exclusivity, exempt from the rules that govern all other employees of the federal government," Devaney said. Between 2002 and 2006, nearly one-third of the MMS staff -- in Washington and the western city of Denver -- received gifts and gratuities from energy companies.