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Ed Markey: The top 5 oil companies have made $71 billion dollars just in the first six months of this year.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
The top 5 oil companies have made $71 billion dollars just in the first six months of this year.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey points out the high profits of oil companies amid national financial struggles.

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