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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices plunged Wednesday and headed toward the $60 a barrel mark after the government said supplies of crude oil fell far less than expected while gasoline stocks surged. U.S. light crude for October delivery lost 51 cents to $60.50 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, having traded as low as $60.10. Oil traded up 60 cents just prior to the report's release. Special Reportfull coverage In its weekly inventory report, the Energy Information Administration said crude stocks slipped by 100,000 barrels last week. Analysts were looking for a decline of 1.7 million barrels,...

The Senate last night passed President Bush's disastrous guest worker amnesty by a strange 66 to 33 vote. A majority of Republican Senators (31) voted against the amnesty provision. The measure passed, however, when 24 Republicans joined with Democrats to overrule the will of the Republican majority. Only two Democrats voted against the amnesty. The measure effectively grants amnesty to every illegal alien in the country. Supporters claim that it would grant amnesty only to the large majority of immigration aliens -- those that have been here at least two years. In truth, however, it will grant amnesty to anyone...

While many (by "many" I am referring to those normal, non-political junkie types) think politics is dry and boring, there is actually lots of drama involved – especially recently. I'm not even talking about bimbo eruptions, intern encounters, or escort services. No, I'm referring to the classic drama that is the family fight. In the past year alone, the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, the Dubai ports controversy, out of control spending, and now immigration have disrupted sweet harmony in the conservative Republican family. Perhaps emboldened by the outcome of the Miers nomination, some conservatives that issued...