Look Busy Until the Election's Over

A report, eagerly awaited by the oil industry, is on hold -- because of politics. The report on ways to boost oil refinery output in the US could be a flashpoint over environmental protection in the Presidential campaign. A source tells Reuters the Bush administration doesn't want that -- so they're holding up the report until after the election. The administration says its simply a scheduling problem. Seems every moment of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham's schedule is booked solid through the election and there's no one else at the 700,000 person Energy Department who can accept the National Petroleum Council report for him. (Reuters)