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Windfall profits for the government.(Correction, Please!)

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| March 20, 2006 | Hoar, William P. | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ITEM: Exxon Mobil posted record profits for any U.S. company, reported a wire-service account in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for January 31. The "oil industry's stellar results renewed talk among some politicians for a windfall profit tax that would push companies to invest even more in new production and refining capacity. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who criticized oil executives appearing before Congress in November, said Friday that the Bush administration and the Federal Trade Commission needed to 'put an end to gouging.' She then suggested that the FTC stood for 'Friend to Chevron.'"

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