Morning Update: McCain on Oil Drilling
Though Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has long opposed drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska, he indicated Wednesday he is willing to reconsider that position (Springfield News Leader). “I would be more than happy to examine it again,” McCain said at a town hall meeting in Missouri.
McCain will travel to Canada Friday (LAT) to talk about free trade and argue against protectionism.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) released a statement Wednesday in honor of Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s sixty-third birthday. If the regime in Myanmar “continues its failure to protect the dignity, health and well-being of the Burmese people, the international community must be prepared to work harder toward effective coordinated action, including but not limited to action through the United Nations Security Council,” Obama said.
