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WASHINGTON | Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:57pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will immediately appeal a U.S. judge's ruling on Tuesday against the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"The president strongly believes... that continuing to drill at these depths without knowing what happened does not make any sense, and puts the safety of those involved...and the environment in the Gulf at a danger that the president does not believe we can afford right now," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, editing by Matt Spetalnick)
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AZsparrow wrote:
I can only laugh… Obama is in over his head, from foreign policy to illegal immigration, and on to oil spills.

Jun 22, 2010 2:07pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
mikemc1970 wrote:
Obamas attack on American jobs continues. This is only a small reprieve.

Jun 22, 2010 2:10pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
paragon wrote:
See, the problem is the Great Chairman Obama has spoken. How dare a measly District Court judge overrule him?! Reasons to shut down the drilling? The only reason he needs is he is the Great Odumba!! Doesn’t anyone understand that? Reasons in a country of laws and not of men??? The temerity of that judge!? Just like strongarming BP into the $20B fund for OBAMA to distribute! Where in the Constitution is he empowered to do that? Democraps please do tell? Mainstream media? If this was George Bush he’d have been tarred and feathered long before now by the media.

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