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Rick Perry President? A Primer on What a Texas Governor's Presidency Can Do For You and the Oil Industry

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sen. Levin, Cftc, Amtrak, King Abdullah, Congress, State of the Union Address, Business, High Speed Rail Lines, Opec, Department of the Interior, Dick Cheney, Texas, Goldman Sachs, Saudis, Earl Devaney, Sen. Lautenberg, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Iraq War, Oil, Rep. George Miller, Rep.Tom DeLay, Bear Stearns, Washington Post, Department of Energy, American Consumers, President George W. Bush, Saudi Arabia, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Would a Perry presidency be tempted to follow in this predecessor's footsteps? Given the incestuous interrelationship between Texas politics and oil, in many ways the Bush presidency becomes a cautionary tale.

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Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. Weakening of Karzai Could Spell Disaster for Afghanistan

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Karzai, Osama Bin Laden, Nurestan, Afghanistan, Pashtuns, Pakistanis, Saudis, Chechnyans, Nato, General Mcchrystal, Uzbeks, Corruption, Taliban, Prince Seraj, Abdul Ali Seraj, Prince Abdul Ali Seraj, Afghanistan National Army, Senator Ted Kennedy, Black Taliban, Senator Sununu, General Patraeus, Kandahar, Grey Taliban, Congressman Rohrabacher, Al-Qaeda, Talibs, President-Daoud, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj is a direct descendant of nine generations of kings of Afghanistan, and also the president of the National Coalition for Dialogue with Tribes of Afghanistan Here we discuss President Karzai.

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Saudis Could Behead Lebanese for witchcraft

AP | BASSEM MROUE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ali Sibat, TV Psychic Beheading, Saudis, Saudi Arabia, Ali Sibat Beheading, TV Psychic, World News

BEIRUT — The lawyer of a Lebanese TV psychic who was convicted in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft said Thursday her client could be beheaded this we...

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Global Warming Fight: Saudi Kingdom Wants Countries To Pay For Drop In Oil Revenue

New York Times | AD MOUAWAD and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iea, Nrdc, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Saudi Oil, Mohammad Al-Sabban, Sauidi Arabia, Greenhouse Gases, Victor, Petroleum, Oil, Emissions, Opec, Saudi Kingdom, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Cutbacks, Saudis, Ucsd, Using Less, Reduction, Climate Change, David G. Victor, Copenhagen, Business News

Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to com...

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Oil and a Never-Ending Recession

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Saudis, Crude Oil Prices, Peak Oil, Supply and Demand, Oil, Environment, Oil Prices, Oil Demand, Gasoline Usage, Green Energy, China, Opec, Recession, Oil Consumption, Business News
Diane Francis

Higher oil prices mean recessions, recessions mean less consumption, then lower oil prices, which leads to less exploration and supply, which leads to higher oil prices and recession again.

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Hooray for Emission Curbs

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saudis, Gasoline, Mexico, Green, Green News, Oil Prices, Cars, Green Energy, China, Detroit Bailout, Fuel Emissions, Bush, Green News
Diane Francis

America finally has a smart leader, not a good old boy from Texas and his sidekick who were in the hip pockets of the Saudis and oil interests at home...

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