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"Speculators now account for about 70% of all benchmark crude trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up from 37% in 2000, said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., chairman of the investigations subcommittee. Stupak introduced a bill on Friday that would limit index speculation."

Is this true?

22 posted on 07/09/2008 10:34:09 PM PDT by NoLibZone (All Democrats must be rationed fuel to reduce their hypocrisy about global warming.)
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To: NoLibZone
Is this true?

Don't know. But even if it were true, I don't see how it's relevant.

30 posted on 07/09/2008 11:28:19 PM PDT by curiosity
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