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House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on August, 8, 2008. Boehner and House Republicans are meeting daily on Capitol Hill calling on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to reconvene the House for a vote on energy reform legislation. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House "can have a vote on" offshore oil drilling if the proposal is part of a comprehensive energy package. House Democrats have resisted scheduling a vote on allowing oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf, while Republicans -- including President George W. Bush -- have pushed for it. In an appearance Monday on CNN's "Larry King Live," Pelosi, D-Calif. -- who has derided the drilling proposal as a "hoax" -- said she... [read full story]
