Protesters ask Kennedy to vote against Alaska drilling

[NVMojo]

Two St. Cloud State University professors and about two dozen other people gathered outside U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy's St. Cloud office Tuesday and urged him to vote against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, an environmental advocacy group, sponsored the demonstration. It was intended to pressure Kennedy to vote against the 2006 federal budget if it includes drilling in the 1.5 million acre Alaskan refuge.

Environmental groups have focused their lobbying efforts on Kennedy and a handful of other House Republicans who haven't said how they will vote.

The 6th District Republican, who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006, won't decide how to vote until he's seen the final bill, spokeswoman Anne Mason said.

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[Carolab]

1. Oh, I thought you meant TED. Can you edit the title of your post?

Also, maybe repost it in the Minnesota forum?

Thanks.

[KitchenWitch]

2. I have no illusions about how Mark Kennedy is going to vote on this

:nuke:

He is just a rubber stamp for whatever Rove wants.