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Senate Kills ANWR Drilling Proposal

Republican senators fall well short of the votes needed to keep alive a proposal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska. Thursday's vote all but assures that ANWR oil exploration won't be a part of the energy bill sent to President Bush. View a map of the area and a photo gallery of some wild ANWR inhabitants.

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