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August 16, 2008 Another Baron Lie: "Go After the Speculators"

This legislation--HR5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000--was placed before the Agriculture Committee (among other committees). At that time, Baron Hill sat on the Agriculture Committee. Eventually, HR 5660 was attached ...

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August 07, 2008 On Energy

... which lowers prices more than offshore drilling-except there’s one problem: McCain’s former economic advisor, Phil Gramm, was responsible for the Enron loophole in the Senate when it was put into HR 5660 in 2000. ...

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July 20, 2008 25 new messages in 16 topics - digest

106–554, §1(a)(5) [HR 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–365, 7 USC § 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in December 2000 in large part to allow ...

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June 23, 2008 Bubba Clinton: Did He Screw US Too?

The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106–554, §1(a)(5) [HR 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–365, 7 USC § 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in ...

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June 23, 2008 Enron Loophole

Yes, the HR 5660 bill for CFTC Modernization (it has the loophole in it) was sent by the House to committee and it died. There was no subsequent House vote. And in the Senate, it’s counterpart, S. 3283 made it to first reading and died. ...

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June 23, 2008 McBush was for the Enron loophole before he was against it

The Enron loophole itself (HR 5660) is actually an amendment to HR 4577, which was an appropriations bill for the labor, health, and education departments. Given the omnibus nature of the legislation, I probably wouldn't have ...

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June 20, 2008 Politicians and the price of gasoline

Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay’s wife Christine was then working for a ...

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June 17, 2008 Manipulating oil prices, Peak Oil, Goldman Sachs, HR 5660...why we ...

Special to the Star-Telegram. Ed Wallace Posted on Thu, May. 22, 2008 ICE, ICE, Baby, conclusion "Too cold, too cold" Special to the Star-Telegram "What’s been happening since 2004 is very high prices without record-low [oil] stocks. ..

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June 17, 2008 Manipulating oil prices, Peak Oil, Goldman Sachs, HR 5660...why we ...

ICE, ICE, Baby. Special to the Star-Telegram. "There’sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at knowing how to exploit the peak [oil] theories and hot buttons of supply and demand and by making bold predictions of shocking ...

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June 17, 2008 RE: 3 Ways to Lower Gas Prices

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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June 16, 2008 Oily angst

Under Senate Bill 3283, named the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (Similiar to a HR 5660 in late 2000), the energy market was now deregulated (signed into law by President Clinton under a 11000 page appropriations bill). ...

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June 14, 2008 Derugulated Oil Commodities and the Media Blackout

HR 5660-The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (Actual Bill) http://www.cftc.gov/files/ogc/ogchr5660.pdf This was passed by Congress (Tucked into HR 4577 [106th]: Consolidated Appropriations Act) ...

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June 11, 2008 Peak Oil, Oil Speculators, Off-shore Hoarding

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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June 10, 2008 "Today, US oil inventories are at an eight-year high..."

http://www.star-telegram.com/e....html. ICE, ICE, Baby One piece of legislation is why the price of everything is going through the roof. Special to the Star-Telegram "There’sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at ...

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June 10, 2008 "Today, US oil inventories are at an eight-year high..."

http://www.star-telegram.com/e....html. ICE, ICE, Baby One piece of legislation is why the price of everything is going through the roof. Special to the Star-Telegram "There’sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at ...

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June 04, 2008 Energy price manipulation and enabling legislation

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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June 01, 2008 Deregulation, Malpractice & ManipulationIn The Oil Futures ...

Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay’s wife Christine was then working for a ...

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May 31, 2008 [RMN] Digest Number 3004

Messages In This Digest (12 Messages). 1. Fwd: THE LIST!!! From: worksntv@aol.com. 2. Reflections and Ramblings on Reality and Revelations and Rumors From: rosegojda@aol.com. 3. *? 2 ALL: 4-DAY WORK WEEK - GOOD OR BAD IDEA? ...

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May 31, 2008 22 new messages in 11 topics - digest

Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures > > Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas > > Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay's ...

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May 30, 2008 25 new messages in 9 topics - digest

alt.tv.american-idol http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol?hl=en. alt.tv.american-idol@googlegroups.com. Today's topics:. * OT - America turning into Latin America - 6 messages, 4 authors ...

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May 30, 2008 The CTFC & Oil Prices: A Barrel Full O' Monkeys, Pt. 1

played a major role in the development, drafting and passage of the CFMA (HR 5660)." That's the legislation that created the "Enron loophole." It's this very legislation that created the oil futures mess in the first place! ...

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May 29, 2008 The Price of Oil

The incredible increases in gasoline prices and the unconscionable billions in profits accruing to the oil conglomerates is being explained as a supply/demand problem. This is a ruse, not supported by the facts. ...

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May 29, 2008 Oil Conspiracy?

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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May 24, 2008 ICE, ICE, Baby-the conclusion(Congress CREATED the futures market ...

Fort Worth Star Telegram ICE, ICE, Baby, conclusion "Too cold, too cold" Ed Wallace May 25, 2008 "What’s been happening since 2004 is very high prices without record-low [oil] stocks. The relationship between US [oil] inventor

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May 24, 2008 The biggest piece of crap legislation

As tankers loaded with crude sit in the gulf of Iran waiting for someone to buy them, we are paying brutally high costs for things that are supposed to be in short supply. HR 5660 ICE, ICE, Baby - Ed Wallace | Star-Telegram.com ...

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May 24, 2008 Saturday May 24, 2008 - I have come to the conclusion that ...

Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay’s wife Christine was then working for a ...

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May 23, 2008 The price of oil

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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May 22, 2008 Oil Price Manipulation??

Ready for the Oil Bubble? Ft. Worth Star-Telegram ^ | May 21, 2008 | Ed Wallace Ready for the Oil Bubble? Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/104/story/651928.html ------------------------------------------------------------ ...

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May 22, 2008 Oil

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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May 21, 2008 Shocking statistics: One law is causing prices to go through the roof

It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...

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