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Debating 'Drill, Baby, Drill' At Site Of '69 Spill [audio 4 min 37 sec]

Presidential campaigns come and go, but John McCain's camp has proliferated a slogan that could live on well past the election: "Drill, baby, drill," the battle cry for those who believe the U.S. should be drilling for more of its oil offshore.

Since 1969, when a devastating oil spill occurred off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., there has been a federal ban on new offshore rigs in American waters. But now that the ban has been lifted, some attitudes are changing, even near the site of the spill.

Read entire article at National Public Radio: All Things Considered