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Holder to oil fraud panel: Report if gas prices don't fall
CNN.com ^ | May 6, 2011 | By Terry Frieden

Posted on 05/07/2011 6:08:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday ordered the newly formed government working group investigating oil and gas prices to make sure gasoline prices are dropping after this week's sudden decline in crude oil prices.

In a statement issued at the Justice Department, Holder made clear he wants the multiple-agency task force to be alert for fraud both when oil prices are rising and when they are falling.

Holder sent his memo to several federal agencies, including the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the departments of Treasury, Energy and Agriculture.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: holder; socialist

1 posted on 05/07/2011 6:08:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

NYS state has been making a huge profit off the gas prices since they tax on the dollar.


2 posted on 05/07/2011 6:11:15 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
High gas prices are racist when a half-black, full-Moslem is president.
3 posted on 05/07/2011 6:16:46 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Under Islam, there is no separation of church and state. The church IS the state.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It cost Al Sharpton $90 to fill his Caddylack this week and he’s done pissed. His man Holder will take care of this for him.


4 posted on 05/07/2011 6:22:05 AM PDT by MissMack99 (BO Stinks!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Holder made clear he wants the multiple-agency task force to be alert for fraud both when oil prices are rising and when they are falling.”

Why doesn’t Holder just cut to the chase and charge oil company execs with the crime of CAPITALISM.

He can have a big show trial and bring down the oil companies. Then watch what happens to the price of gasoline.

I truly hope we can make it to 2012.


5 posted on 05/07/2011 6:29:58 AM PDT by paint_your_wagon
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Holder gives me gas.


6 posted on 05/07/2011 6:32:36 AM PDT by SC_Pete
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To: SC_Pete

I think this is another setup by the administration, and PROVES that the oil / gas market is fixed.

Immediately after Obama decides to investigate high gas prices, there is a huge sell off in oil prices. Immediately thereafter, the administration is going to investigate gas companies that don’t drop their prices.

Is this too coincidental?


7 posted on 05/07/2011 6:37:26 AM PDT by Free America52 (The White guys are getting pissed off. We beat Hitler Hirohito and Krushchev. Obama will be easy.)
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To: Free America52

Like the Gestapo. When we want the facts we will manufacture them.


8 posted on 05/07/2011 6:45:07 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Wealth = Net Worth ...........Income = Net Work!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
to be alert for fraud both when oil prices are rising and when they are falling.

Good plan. Let's go after any owner of gas pumps that don't change the prices quick enough and totally ignore the Wall Street bankers who are manipulating the marketplace every day.

9 posted on 05/07/2011 6:51:53 AM PDT by John123 (US$ - I owe you nothing. Euro - Who owes you nothing.)
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To: Free America52

Gestapo type tactics....I’ll sic the feds on you if you don’t bring the prices down, that are killing my poll ratings.


10 posted on 05/07/2011 7:00:31 AM PDT by GailA (2012 rally cry DEMOCRATS and RINOS are BAD for the USA!)
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To: GailA

WHen are the government jack-booted thugs gonna come visit our gas stations? Prices have gone up another few cents since the oil price drop this week... were are those government officials “here to help”???

{/sarcasm}


11 posted on 05/07/2011 7:10:58 AM PDT by TheBattman (They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Oh NO!
The Racist is on it.
That means prices will JUMP UPWARD. . . . .
12 posted on 05/07/2011 7:30:41 AM PDT by DeaconRed (ZERO- Wrong place! Wrong time! Sorry Dr. John)
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To: Free America52

It’s not only the oil markets that are compromised. All commodities got whacked to provide cover for the gradual devaluation of the dollar—which is a hidden tax on all Americans to pay for ever-ncreasing government spending. The pause in price inflation is temporary.


13 posted on 05/07/2011 7:39:13 AM PDT by SC_Pete
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To: Voter#537

Unless they are “his people”.


14 posted on 05/07/2011 12:55:32 PM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: TheBattman

To busy kissing 0 butt.


15 posted on 05/08/2011 6:41:36 AM PDT by GailA (2012 rally cry DEMOCRATS and RINOS are BAD for the USA!)
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