Natives support Republican goal of drilling for oil (The Toledo Blade)
When 10 Republican congressmen — 9 of them freshmen facing a crucial re-election in November — set boots on tundra today in Alaska, they’ll meet with native villagers who will likely agree with them on the need to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But political opponents and environmentalists say the GOP journey to one of America’s northernmost outposts is a “junket” and a …