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Texas: Attorney General Sues Over Drilling Moratorium

The Texas attorney general sued the Obama administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium, claiming that it is unjustified and that federal officials did not contact the state before issuing the ban.

 

Obama to keep drilling moratorium for 6 months: aide

Obama to keep drilling moratorium for 6 months: aide

President Barack Obama will announce on Thursday that a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling will continue for six months while a commission studies the reasons for the Gulf of Mexico spill, a White House aide said.

 

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