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Article: Obama accepts offshore drilling; Congress exits after dust-up.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2008
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Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Friday withdrew his opposition to additional offshore oil drilling, essentially embracing his rival's energy stance, which is credited in part with pumping up Sen. John McCain's poll numbers.
Mr. Obama also called for a windfall profits tax on oil companies to fund $1,000 emergency rebate checks for Americans besieged by high energy costs after Congress left town Friday for a five-week vacation without passing energy legislation.
The Illinois senator, while campaigning in Florida, said he would accept limited additional offshore oil drilling if ...