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High Gas Prices Prompt Bush's Decision To Lift Ban On Offshore Oil Drilling
Justin Sullivan
RICHMOND, CA - JULY 14: Homes stand amidst the Chevron oil refinery July 14, 2008 in Richmond, California. As gasoline prices continue to climb to a national average of $4.11 per gallon of regular unleaded, U.S. President George Bush announced today that he has lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling that his father, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush imposed during his term in office. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)