Democrats Push for Alaska Drilling Ban« Thread Started on Jan 6, 2007, 10:57pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Push for Alaska Drilling BanJanuary 7, 2007By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated PressWASHINGTON--Opponents of oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge are going on the offense after playing defense for a quarter of a century. They want the new Democratic Congress to make an oft-challenged drilling ban permanent.read at source> http://www.post-trib.com/news/elections ... ng.article