06/22/2010 05:21:00 PM EST
Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
NEW ORLEANS-(AP) A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, saying the government rashly concluded that because one rig failed, the others are in immediate danger, too.
The White House promised an immediate appeal. The Interior Department had halted…
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