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US House to lose major natural gas advocate

01/14/2008
US Rep. John E. Peterson (R-Pa.), one of the House’s strongest advocates for expanding natural gas production from the Outer Continental Shelf, announced on Jan. 3 that he won’t run for reelection in 2008.Peterson, who plans to serve out his term, said that “a few chronic, nonthreatening health issues have to be addressed at home, requiring me to devote more time to my family, time and presence which would not be possible if I sought reelection.”While his initial impact after being elected to his first House term in 1996 was in securing services for rural Americans, Peterson defied conventional wisdom in early 2005 when he gave a floor speech urging an end to feder...
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