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Mayor Nickels vows to parch the barons of bottled water.Northwest political leaders

By Mike Seely • May 7, 2008 12:00 am

Mayor Nickels vows to parch the barons of bottled water.

Northwest political leaders much more accepting of Big Oil profits after learning basic arithmetic from president of Shell Oil.

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