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news.yahoo.com - 8/1/2008
Obama risks voter ire by opposing new oil drilling (AP)
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AP - Barack Obama is once against betting that his eloquence can persuade price-weary consumers — read that as voters — to take the long view and not jump at a short-term fix when it comes to soaring energy prices.

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Obama risks voter ire by opposing new oil drilling
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... prices high atop the agenda of voters. At issue for Obama's Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, is opening up offshore drilling to boost production, a move McCain and others GOP lawmakers say would increase supply and help control soaring gasoline prices. Opponents, including Obama and many other Democrats, say new offshore oil would be years away from reaching consumers and even then would make little difference in prices and the ongoing U.S. need for foreign oil. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_el_pr/obama_t...

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