McCain urges end to ban on offshore drilling (AP)

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers reporters' questions during a press briefing at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., Monday, June 16, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero) AP - Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue energy exploration in waters near their coasts.