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May 7, 2010

U.S. Imposes 3-Week Freeze on New Offshore Drilling Permits
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar meanwhile has ordered a three-week halt
to all new offshore drilling permits. Existing offshore oil and natural
gas drilling will still continue.



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