May 5, 2010

After the Gulf Spill, Judging Big Oil's Place at Senate Table

From the NYT:

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) claimed giving the industry access to more domestic offshore drilling would help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil, all the while appealing to swing-vote senators. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) boasted that he had sewn up endorsements from three of the country's major oil companies, with their representatives headed to the press conference where the bill would finally be unveiled.

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