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 Stories About: elections AND energy AND John McCain AND Michigan AND politics AND presidential race 08
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Pandering in Michigan
Romney and McCain treat Michigan workers like credulous children |
David Roberts |
14 Jan 2008 |
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| Romney and McCain are campaigning furiously in Michigan, and it's tight. Romney, for whom Michigan is make-or-break, seems to have decided it's in his best interests to sell fantasies: Mr. Romney criticized the energy bill signed into law last month by President Bush that requires cars and trucks sold in the United States to achieve a fleet average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Substantial majorities in both parties in both houses of Congress approved the mea ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, Michigan, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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