Obama on oil drilling: 'Not a long-term solution' -The Green Blog
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With gasoline topping $4 a gallon, President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, saying the United States needs to increase its energy production. (article 8)
With the presidential election just months away, Bush made a pointed attack on Democrats, accusing them of obstructing his energy proposals and blaming them for high gasoline costs. (article 8)
Despite a plea to Congress by Bush today, the Illinois Democrat rejected lifting the drilling moratorium that has been backed by presidents of both parties for nearly two decades. (article 7)
WASHINGTON - Seeking to energize party loyalists, President Bush on Wednesday gave his most extended public support to Sen. John McCain (article 3)
In a full-throated fundraising appearance for Republicans, Bush never mentioned the name of McCain's opponent in the presidential race, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. (article 3)
Warning that America has become dangerously dependent on foreign oil, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee reversed his own long-held position in favor of the ban. (article 6)
WASHINGTON - The Democrats like to say that electing Senator John McCain would usher in the third term of George W. Bush, and they do not mean it as a compliment. (article 1)
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Source articles
- How Close McCain Is to Bush Depends on the Issue (nytimes.com, 06/17/2008, 811 words)
- Comparing Bush and McCain (nytimes.com, 06/17/2008, 532 words)
- Bush rallies behind McCain at fundraising dinner (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/18/2008, 648 words)
- Send news tip to FOXNews.com (FOX News, 06/18/2008, 583 words)
- Bush Calls for End to Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling (nytimes.com, 06/19/2008, 1002 words)
- John McCain open to drilling offshore, not in Arctic Refuge (L.A. Times, 06/18/2008, 807 words)
- Obama on oil drilling: 'Not a long-term solution' -The Green Blog (boston.com, 06/18/2008, 346 words)
- ABC News: Bush to Congress: Allow Offshore Drilling (ABCNews, 06/18/2008, 324 words)
- News for Dallas, Texas (dallasnews.com, 06/18/2008, 1160 words)
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