Dale Sweetland supports oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Published May 23, 2008 at 2:20 AM EDT

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Retiring Congressman Jim Walsh says he now supports drilling for oil in the Alaskaarctic National Wildlife Refuge after years of opposing the idea. Dan Maffei,the Democrat who wants to succeed Walsh, calls it a bad idea. But Republican candidate Dale Sweetland supports it. Sweetland spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

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