Democrats to let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire

Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 20:02
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The Democrats have finally caved into Republican pressure over high gas prices and will let an October ban on offshore drilling expire. The Democrats offered up what some Republicans called a “sham” earlier this month to allow for offshore drilling 50 or more miles off the coast, which would eliminate 90% of the estimated 18 billion barrels of oil expected to be available off the continental shelf.

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