ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) Republican John McCain took his campaign high above the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, visiting an offshore oil and gas rig and predicting many more like it along the U.S. coasts if he is elected president. ... > full story
CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) The White House on Tuesday said it was not considering a second economic stimulus package at the moment. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2008 (Reuters) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday when the U.S. Congress returns next month from its summer recess, Democrats will offer legislation that could give oil companies drilling access to more offshore areas. ... > full story
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 12, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday again accused his opponent Barack Obama of defeatism and said the Democratic senator from Illinois did not have what it took to be the country's commander in chief. ... > full story
ELKHART, Indiana, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took aim at Republican John McCain's maverick image on Wednesday as the campaign trail took another negative turn. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2008 (Reuters) Republican Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday became the first U.S. senator to formally ask President George W. Bush to call Congress back from its August recess to pass legislation that will help lower high oil and gasoline prices. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Republican rival John McCain as a tool of big oil companies in a television ad released on Monday. ... > full story
ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 1, 2008 (Reuters) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday he would back limited offshore drilling as part of a broader energy package that attempted to bring down gas prices and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2008 (Reuters) The U.S. Congress began a five-week recess on Friday, leaving unresolved how to ease the surge in gasoline prices that is certain to be an issue until the November elections and beyond. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 (Reuters) A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on another comprehensive energy bill to try to break the Congressional deadlock over how to contain the price of gasoline, which looming as one of the biggest issues in U.S. elections, a Democratic aide said on Thursday. ... > full story
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