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Senators ask Obama to block oil drilling off Va.'s coast

"I have suggested that we take the Mid-Atlantic totally off of new explorations because of the environmentally sensitive area of Assateague Island and the Chesapeake Bay," Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., tells WTOP.

Tags: oil exploration , Norfolk , Ben Cardin , Barbara Mikulski , Virginia coast

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