Frustrated twice by the federal courtsÂwhich had overturned his original temporary moratorium on deepwater drillingÂPresident Obama Monday evening decided to do what most of us have probably wanted to do when denied by someone in a position of authority: he went ahead anyway. (Sometimes it's good to be President.) Interior Secretary Ken Salazar directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM)Âthe government agency formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS)Âto issue new suspensions of deepwater drillingso "Drill offshore?" "No!"
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