Oil execs defend profits at Senate - Yahoo! News

Oil execs defend profits at Senate - Yahoo! News:

"Republican Ted Stevens of Alaska, head of the Senate Commerce Committee and a longtime ally of oil interests, kept a tight rein on the hearing. He stopped Democrats from asking executives about their annual pay, and refused to have the five men take an oath to tell the truth in their testimony."

ED Note - definition of "testimony" - tes·ti·mo·ny
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1. A declaration by a witness under oath