As long as Americans keep voting to get their pockets picked it will keep
happening.

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BP second-quarter profit rises 29 pct on surging oil prices

Tue Jul 26,12:19 PM ET

LONDON (AFP) - British oil giant BP posted a solid rise in second-quarter
net profit, buoyed by record high crude prices and improved refining
margins.

Net profit at BP, including exceptional items, jumped 29 percent to 4.981
billion dollars (4.136 billion euros) for the three months to June 30,
compared with 4.624 billion for the same period the previous year.

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http://tinyurl.com/dlwez

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050726/wl_uk_afp/britainenergyoil_050726161807;_ylt=Ak3rL59t2NTFqeLBiSQzCU6mOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


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"Those seeking profits," Jefferson wrote, "were they given total freedom,
would not be the ones to trust to keep government pure and our rights
secure. Indeed, it has always been those seeking wealth who were the
source
of corruption in government. No other depositories of power have ever yet
been found, which did not end in converting to their own profit the
earnings
of those committed to their charge."

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0618-03.htm

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