Oil price speculation fuels debate across politics and markets
The Courier reports growing view that speculation drives oil price volatility, with Gary Gensler and the CFTC eyed for hearings on energy futures volume limits. Supporters urge action to curb swings seen as harming the economy and humanity, urging careful congressional and administrative consideration.
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Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission
New York Times
Gensler
Congress
What if emergency response failed on Baytown corridors
A letter to the editor mourns Deputy Shane Detwiler and urges officials to review response times for future crises on FM 565 and Highway 146. It questions how a heavy-event traffic scenario near Houston Raceway Park could delay law enforcement reach during a stand-off, noting the proximity to the Tower Terrace subdivision and the 2525 FM 565 race facility.
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Baytown
Chambers County
Shane Detwiler
Detwiler
Ortez, Jr
FM 565
Hwy. 146
Houston Raceway Park
Tower Terrace
Baytown Police
Texas Rangers
SWAT
Texas Parks and Wildlife Rangers
Chambers County Police
DPS
Two less White House hopefuls in 2012 race
A look at Republican potential candidates after Obama’s 2009 inauguration highlights Sen. John Ensign Mark Sanford and Gov. Sarah Palin. Ensign admits an affair and resigns GOP post while Sanford confesses a separate international affair. Palin shocks by announcing she will quit as Alaska governor, fueling speculation about her future plans and national ambitions.
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U.S
John Ensign
Nevada
South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Alaska
Sarah Palin
Scratch Ensign
Sanford
Ensign
Republican Governors Association
U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Argentina
Atlanta
Buenos Aires
Ted
House
Clinton
John McCain
Wasilla
John Edwards
New York
Eliot Spitzer
David Paterson
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Gambling with Texans health care
U S Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison warns Texans about proposed health care reform. She argues federal hospital funding cuts threaten rural and urban hospitals, increase uncompensated care, raise private premiums, and risk a government takeover of health care.
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