This would not only please unions--prompting them to open up their war chest even more in the next elections--but also signal his resolve about reform.

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Independent fact checkers have said that offshore drilling will have no short-term, and little long-term, impact on gas prices, but McCain has said it would be useful as a symbolic gesture to signal U.S. resolve not to be dependent on foreign oil.

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