Legal challenge to drilling ban scores court victory

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White House efforts to maintain ban on offshore drilling will face further days in court

The US ban on deep water oil and gas drilling could be overturned for a second time after a federal judge yesterday rejected the Obama administration's request to dismiss an oil industry lawsuit challenging...

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