Oil Flow

John McCain's call for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling coincided with a spike in campaign contributions from oil executives.

SOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics (Jan. 2007-May 2008), Campaign Money Watch (June 2008) | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 27, 2008

This Story Oil May Become GOP's 2008 Issue Article \| Four-dollar-a-gallon gas has done something that few Republicans thought possible just a few months ago: given them hope. Industry Gushed Money After Reversal on Drilling Candidate Profile: John McCain Oil Flow		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics (Jan. 2007-May 2008), Campaign Money Watch (June 2008) \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 27, 2008 ¬es=John McCain's call for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling coincided with a spike in campaign contributions from oil executives." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics (Jan. 2007-May 2008), Campaign Money Watch (June 2008) \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 27, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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