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Oil drilling in the Great Lakes would be barred under a “statement of principle” to be signed Sunday by eight governors, the office of Michigan Gov. James J. Blanchard announced. The governors of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will join Blanchard in signing the pact in Washington during the National Governors’ Assn. winter meeting. Ontario Premier David Peterson also has reiterated his support for the Canadian province’s policy blocking oil drilling in the Great Lakes.
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