1.0link104130<![CDATA[Government's Oil Investigation 6 Months Underway]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/29/governments-oil-investiga_n_104130.htmlWASHINGTON — Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says it started the probe in December and is taking the unusual step of publicizing it "because of today's unprecedented market conditions."