Obama shifts, says he may back offshore drilling - Yahoo! NewsPelosi will make sure of that. I don't believe anything will really get done by CONGRESS - instead, the private sector's likely going to do an end-run around them.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources.
Shifting from his previous opposition to expanded offshore drilling, the Illinois senator told a Florida newspaper he could get behind a compromise with Republicans and oil companies to prevent gridlock over energy.
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