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Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 31, 2010; 12:37 AM
WASHINGTON -- In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.
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By PHILIP ELLIOTT
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 31, 2010; 12:37 AM
WASHINGTON -- In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.
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