[Mb-civic] Saudis lobby to limit liability on additive

[Harry]

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The following appeared on Boston.com:
Headline: Saudis lobby to limit liability on additive 
Date:     May 16, 2005

"WASHINGTON -- A company largely owned by the Saudi government has
spent more than $1.5 million since 1998 lobbying Congress to shield the
chemical industry from liability for damages caused by MTBE, a
potentially cancer-causing gasoline additive that has seeped into water
supplies across New England, according to federal documents."
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