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House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices Tue May 20, 2008 1:53pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure. The bill would subject OPEC oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela, to the same antitrust laws that U.S. companies must follow. The measure passed in a 324-84 vote, a big enough margin to override a presidential veto. The legislation also creates a Justice...

As U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D, WI) tries to make clear on the campaign trial, he's a family man. So much so that his campaign is increasingly becoming a family enterprise. Even on the money side. Kagen's four children recently gave the maximum donation of $4,600 to Dad's campaign fund for a total of $18,400, records show.The kids - who range in age from 18 to 26 and are listed as students - all turned over their donations on Sept. 30, the last date of the reporting period. Three of the siblings maxed out on the same day in 2005,...