As President Bush touts what he called progress in Iraq today, US oil companies are also making progress in Iraq getting oil – and Dennis Kucinich, and Democrat of Ohio wants to stop it. Kucinich is introducing legislation that would prevent US based oil companies from investing in petroleum resources in Iraq. Currently, US oil companies are developing technical assistance contracts there, which some say is step towards privatization, and would leave US oil companies in control and the Iraqi people shut out of the process. Karen Miller has more

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