McDonnell tempers reaction to drilling ban

Published May 28, 2010 4:00am ET



President Obama on Thursday dashed hopes for offshore drilling off Virginia’s coast, prompting a restrained, delicately worded reaction from Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell.

McDonnell, despite watching a central plank of his transportation funding plan implode, departed from his customary criticism of federal authority and the Obama administration.

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