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McCarthy is open to lifting offshore oil drilling ban
WASHINGTON - Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) is breaking with House leadership - and other Long Island Democrats - in saying she would consider lifting a ban on offshore oil drilling as proposed by President George W. Bush yesterday.
The local waters around Long Island have never been a major oil producing zone - but Democratic Reps. Steve Israel, Gary Ackerman and Tim Bishop came out against...
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