Offshore drilling is a done deal

For years, North Carolina's leaders stood together in the fight against offshore drilling. But they wavered as the economy worsened and gas prices rose.

On Wednesday, after President Barack Obama announced that he will open a major swath of the East Coast - including the waters off North Carolina - to oil and natural gas exploration, state politicians made clear that they viewed energy exploration as a near certainty.

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