Contact: Professor Robert Strong, 581-1986; George Manlove, 581-3756U.S. Sen. Barack Obama last weekend proposed tightening up regulations controlling oil speculators as a way to begin reining in rising oil and gasoline prices. While the debate between Obama, the Democratic candidate from Illinois, and Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain intensifies over possible solutions to read more Professor of Finance Available to Discuss Speculators’ Role in Oil Pricing