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The Republican Pledge: A Plan to Wreck Government

Posted on October 2, 2010 by cykman

If you look carefully at The Republican Pledge, what you see is the culmination of a decades long effort by anti-government conservatives to undermine American self-government. The ideological posture of these folks has been since the 1960s that government is … Continue reading →

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Career Watchdog To Lead Reorganized Minerals Management Service

Posted on July 3, 2010 by cykman

President Obama has selected Michael Bromwich as his new watchdog for the oil and gas industry. Bromwich’s selection coincided with Interior Secretary Salazar’s announcement that he is restructuring the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and renaming the agency Bromwich will lead … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the Petroleum Economy (2)

Posted on June 19, 2010 by cykman

When BP CEO Tony Hayward went before Congress and refused to answer questions asked by both Democratic and Republican members, you had to wonder whether we were finally going to see some bipartisanship. When Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, blasted President … Continue reading →

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