2008-06-18
McCain Announces Support for Offshore Drilling. By Michael D. Shear and Juliet Eilperin, WashPost, June 17, 2008. "Sen. John McCain called [Monday] for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling... immediately drawing the ire of environmental groups that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has courted for months. The move is aimed at easing voter anger over rising energy prices by freeing states to open vast stretches of the country's coastline to oil exploration. In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, nearly 80% said soaring prices at the pump are causing them financial hardship."
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