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 Stories About: energy AND Newt Gingrich AND oil AND oil and gas drilling AND politics
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Newt's got a song
Will Washington buy his brand of snake oil? |
Miles Grant |
21 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| One of the all-time great episodes of The Simpsons is 'Marge vs. the Monorail,' written by Conan O'Brien. The EPA fines Mr. Burns for dumping nuclear waste, leading to an unexpected cash windfall for Springfield. Marge suggests spending the money to repair the town's tattered infrastructure. But just as her proposal is about to pass, a fast-talking charlatan named Lyle Lanley arrives and sells the ever-gullible people of Springfield on a plan to build a monorail, cli ... |
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| Topics: energy, Newt Gingrich, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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