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September 18, 2009

Justice Dept. Probes Ex-Interior Secretary for Shell Leases
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The Justice Department has launched a probe of former Interior Secretary
Gale Norton over her ties to the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell.
Investigators are looking into whether Norton unlawfully granted Shell
leases of public land around the same time she was considering working
for the company. Norton stepped down in March 2006 and joined Shell as
its general counsel nine months later.



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