Democrats have knuckled under to GOP demands to let the congressional ban on offshore drilling and shale recovery in the Rocky Mountains expire on October 1 for a period that will last at least through the rest of the year.
The Democrats’ concession comes amid concerns their party would be faulted for high gas prices in the November election.
[The real game here: they're betting it all on Obama winning the White House, in which case re-instating all moratoriums will be the first order of business.
We'll be voting on a lot this November]
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Drilling Victory!
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