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A federal appeals court is set to hear the
Justice Department's bid to delay a judge's decision to overturn a
six-month deepwater drilling moratorium.

      A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New Orleans is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday from lawyers
on both sides of a lawsuit filed by companies that oppose the Obama
administration's temporary drilling ban.


      The Interior Department says it halted new permits for deepwater
projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells to protect
the Gulf of Mexico from another environmental disaster while it
studies the risks of deepwater drilling.


      The government is asking the 5th Circuit panel for an order that
would keep the moratorium in place while they appeal last month's
ruling.

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A federal appeals court is set to hear the
Justice Department's bid to delay a judge's decision to overturn a
six-month deepwater drilling moratorium.


Appeals court to hear drilling moratorium case

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