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Kane's office terms XTO's claims as baseless

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office asserted Wednesday that an Exxon Mobil subsidiary's claims that she selectively prosecuted the company for a 2010 Marcellus Shale gas-drilling spill are baseless.

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2005 file photo, an XTO Energy flag adorns the new Bob R. Simpson Building, in Fort Worth Texas. Exxon Mobil will buy XTO Energy in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion as the oil giant moved aggressively Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, to capitalize on the growing supply of natural gas at home. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins, file)
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2005 file photo, an XTO Energy flag adorns the new Bob R. Simpson Building, in Fort Worth Texas. Exxon Mobil will buy XTO Energy in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion as the oil giant moved aggressively Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, to capitalize on the growing supply of natural gas at home. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins, file)Read moreAP
    by Andrew Maykuth, Inquirer Staff Writer
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