Posted AT 3:51 AM EDT on 22/12/05
Bid to drill in Arctic refuge is blocked
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate yesterday blocked the latest effort by the oil industry and the White House to permit oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge, a significant setback for President George W. Bush.
Yesterday's vote came after Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska managed to slip the drilling provision into a $453.3-billion (U.S.
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