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Crazy Kenyan To Propose Protecting 1.4 Million Acres Of U.S. Arctic Refuge

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Lisa Murkowski's head just exploded.

U.S. President Barack Obama will propose protecting 1.4 million acres (556,000 hectares) of the Arctic from oil and gas drilling, the Interior Department said on Sunday.

The administration plans to propose designating the area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, the highest level of federal protection under which oil and gas drilling is banned, it said in a statement.

The Washington Post said earlier that the Interior Department would also place part of the Arctic Ocean off limits to drilling and is considering additional limits on oil and gas production in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

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ESPN has issued a correction on the story claiming, claiming Obama was going to ban fishing. Meanwhile, commenters open a can whup ass on the editor.

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Other wingnuts are now pushing the story.

President Obama the Fly Fisherman

President Barack Obama will fulfill one of his lesser known campaign promises today during his trip to Montana: He’s going fly-fishing.

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