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  • Spill case judge has oil stock; Haward out of cleanup

    CURT ANDERSON MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Writers NEW ORLEANS

    The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. He's also a new member of a secret national security court. U. S. District Judge Martin Feldman, a 1983 appointee of President Ronald Reagan, reported owning less than $15,000 in stock in 2008 in Transocean Ltd., the company t h a t own e d t h e s u n ke n Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Feldman... Full story