Sat Aug 02, 2008 at 10:43:56 AM PDT
In the recent statement by Obama about offshore drilling, there has apparently been selective editing taking place at the AP to delete this paragraph.
Here’s an earlier release which contains the whole Obama quote.
Later versions of this AP piece leave out this paragraph, and ‘news outlets’ like the NYT are not quoting this paragraph.
"Like all compromises, it also includes steps that I haven’t always supported," Obama conceded. "I remain skeptical that new offshore drilling will bring down gas prices in the short-term or significantly reduce our oil dependence in the long-term, though I do welcome the establishment of a process that will allow us to make future drilling decisions based on science and fact."
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