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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (86056)	6/16/2010 7:55:59 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224779

poll?? Message 26621678 RASMUSSEN POLL... Odumbama Approval Falls to New Low: 42% Odumbama Approval Index: -20 Strongly Approve 24% Strongly Disapprove 44% Total Approval 42%

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (86056)	6/16/2010 8:09:06 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224779

In her prepared testimony, Ms. Kendall cites a series of reports over the years by her office that document how MMS employees have at times accepted gifts from, socialized with, and even had sexual relations with oil and gas industry representatives. "The greatest challenge in reorganizing and reforming MMS lies with the culture – both within MMS and within industry," Ms. Kendall says in her prepared remarks, adding that much of the conduct that MMS officials engaged in was "enabled by industry." "Perhaps it is time to impose some ethics requirements on companies doing business with the government," Ms. Kendall says in her prepared remarks. A spokesperson for the American Petroleum Institute, which represents the nation's oil and gas companies, couldn't be immediately reached. Write to Stephen Power at stephen.power@wsj.com