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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!There's a conflict of interest in the air. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the Obama administration's six-month offshore drilling moratorium on deep sea oil drilling yesterday, has investments in several companies related to the oil industry, according to Yahoo! News' John Cook. Feldman's portfolio includes investments in the following companies: 1. Transocean Ltd. The offshore drilling contractor which owned the Deepwater Horizon rig. 2. Ocean Energy. Provides services and equipment like gas flares and floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) ship ...
Thrust into the national spotlight following his decision that overturns President Barack Obama's six-month moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling, Judge Martin Feldman has been behind other controversial rulings during the course of his judicial career. Freedom of the Press: On Feb. 24, Feldman ruled in favor of The New York Times and the nonprofit news organization ProPublica in a libel case over the reporting of mistreatment of medical patients following Hurricane Katrina. Real Estate Development and RICO: On Sept. 13, Feldman dismissed a lawsuit filed by 50 residents of a housing ...
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