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sfgate.com - 8/1/2008
Pelosi blocks offshore drilling vote GOP wants
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(08-01) 04:00 PDT Washington -- For weeks, pressure has been mounting in Congress to approve more domestic oil drilling, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has held the line, using her power to block a vote on offshore drilling. President Bush has made almost daily calls for Democratic leaders to take action. House GOP leaders, citing a new poll showing that a slim majority of Californians now ...

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Pelosi Blocks Offshore Drilling Vote GOP Wants

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Pelosi Blocks Offshore Drilling Vote GOP Wants
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Democrats are getting antsy, fearing the party's stance could hurt them in the fall elections. But Pelosi, who has opposed offshore drilling throughout her two decades in Congress, insists opening new areas to drilling won't lower gas prices in the short term. She believes a vote would only help the GOP blame Democrats for high gas prices. "I will not ... give the administration an excuse for its failure," Pelosi said at an end-of-session roundtable interview Thursday. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/0... Bravo. "I will not ... give the ...

A 3-D Congress: Dems On Defense And In Denial
Riehl World View — ... House Speaker Pelosi has as much as admitted that they fear debate as it will allow Republicans to place blame for the energy situation on Democrats: ...

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