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By Hook and By Crook
Congress passes drilling, fisheries bills in final days of session |
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11 Dec 2006 |
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| By Hook and By Crook Congress passes drilling, fisheries bills in final days of session Gasping and flopping like a landed fish, the Republican-led Congress passed an offshore-drilling measure during its final days. The legislation, passed by the House and Senate as part of a larger tax bill, will open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural-gas exploration, with nearly 40 perce ... |
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| Topics: marine life, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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