Against the backdrop of political questioning, technical problems plagued the drilling effort at the San Jose mine.

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The striker then turned and shot, drilling a diagonal effort past the diving Damien Rascle and into the bottom left corner for his third goal in as many matches.

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Still, there is likely Republican support for the bill and the Obama Administration has embraced increased support for new nuclear reactors and expanded offshore oil drilling in an effort to bring Republicans along.

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Recently announced tax breaks for expensive fields are having an impact, but it will take more fiscal effort to encourage drilling and to retain the value in old equipment being kept in service.

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Libous is a Southern Tier Republican leading the effort to allow drilling, arguing it would be a major source of new jobs and economic boon for the state, but environmental groups say fracking threatens public health.

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Meanwhile, drilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the miners.

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On the day this disaster began, even as we launched a search and rescue effort for workers on the drilling rig, we were already staging equipment in the event of a larger-scale spill.

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After the explosion on the drilling rig, it began with an aggressive search-and-rescue effort to evacuate 115 people, including three badly injured.

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