SPOTLIGHT

1. OIL AND GAS:

Interior report finds little change in 'idle' leases

The Obama administration today released an updated report indicating that a majority of oil and gas leases on public lands and water continue to go undeveloped, a finding industry groups again blasted as misleading. Today's announcement rekindled a debate that has epitomized the partisan divide over domestic energy policy.

SPOTLIGHT

1. OIL AND GAS:

Interior report finds little change in 'idle' leases

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