1.0 link 115058 <![CDATA[Congress Bows To Big Oil In Burma]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/25/congress-bows-to-big-oil_n_115058.html Caving to big oil demands, the Senate on Tuesday approved a plan that intensifies trade sanctions against Burma's military regime but abandons an earlier push to penalize Chevron, the last major U.S. company propping up the repressive junta.

The move marks a departure from an earlier House-passed proposal that would have eliminated a large tax break for Chevron, potentially prodding the company to divest its share in a controversial natural gas field off the coast of Burma. Supporters of the House...

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