startribune.com — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's Senate on early Thursday approved the forced takeover of the YPF oil company from Spain's Repsol. The expropriation bill passed 63 to 3, with 4 abstentions. President Cristina Fernandez's allies control the Senate, and even opposition legislators said they would vote for the takeover even though they don't like the way Fernandez handled it.