1.0 link 107695 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-pope/the-unbearable-arrogance_b_107695.html The past week has been a spectacular testament to the iron grip that Big Oil has on American politics. First, they trotted out their handmaiden, the vice-president, to speak to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Cheney proceeded to lie through his teeth -- getting caught, as has become his trademark, only for the little one. The media jumped all over Cheney for claiming that it was outrageous that U.S. oil companies could not drill for oil off Florida when...

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