Democrats to let offshore drilling ban expire (AP)

Democrats to let offshore drilling ban expire (AP)
AP - Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding...

House approves offshore drilling (AP)
AP - The House voted late Tuesday to open waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling but only 50 or more miles out to sea and...

GOP kills effort to release oil from US stockpile (AP)
AP - House Republicans on Thursday scuttled a bill that Democrats hoped would help lower gasoline prices by forcing the Energy Department to release...

Palin Talks About Her Future
Regardless of what she’s saying now, it seems to be pointing directly at 2012. 36 Governor races are open in 2010. Can the Republicans save...

Democrats want Bush to help ailing automakers (AP)
AP - Democratic leaders in Congress asked the Bush administration on Saturday to provide more aid to the struggling auto industry, which is bleeding...