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Posted Wed Mar 31 2010: from New York Times: Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1270056454 The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling, much of it for the first time, officials said Tuesday. The proposal -- a compromise that will please oil companies and domestic drilling advocates but anger some residents of affected states and many environmental organizations -- would end a longstanding moratorium on oil exploration along the East Coast from the northern tip of Delaware to the central coast of Florida, covering 167 million acres of ocean. [Read more stories about: capitalist greed, governmental idiocy, oil issues] New!: Your Quips: LOOK says: "Look Obaby look!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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