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Bush to Congress: Lift Offshore Drilling Ban

Posted Jun 18, 08 11:08 AM CDT in US,  Science & Health,  Politics 

(Newser) – Bush formally asked Congress today to allow drilling for oil in the deep water off America's coasts, as well as repeating his demand that Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened for drilling, CNN reports. "In the short run, the American economy will continue to rely largely on oil, and that means we need to increase supply here at home," Bush said.

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President Bush pauses during a statement on energy, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
In this March 28, 2006 file photo, the Discoverer Deep Seas drillship sits on station off the coast of Louisiana as Chevron drills for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, left, looks on as President Bush makes a statement on energy, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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