Archive for June, 2008

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) pauses during a Chicago 2016 Olympics rally in Chicago June 6, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters – Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he would impose a
windfall profits tax on U.S. oil companies as he sought
political gain from Americans’ pain over high gasoline prices.

File photo shows a security officer on the rooftop of the OPEC headquarters in Vienna. The Indonesian government will withdraw from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Joe Klamar)AP – Saudi Arabia will call for a summit between oil producing countries and consumer states to discuss soaring energy prices, Information and Culture Minister Iyad Madani said Monday.

Tomatoes are seen in the central market of Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 18, 2007. McDonald's Corp  (Daniel LeClair/Reuters)Reuters – McDonald’s Corp said on Monday it
has temporarily stopped serving sliced tomatoes on its
sandwiches in the United States as health officials work to
pinpoint the source of a salmonella outbreak.



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