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How the Dem candidates should answer the question on energy independence |
David Roberts |
13 Dec 2007 |
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| I'm not watching the Dem debate in Iowa right now, so I pass the mic to former Gristie Kate Sheppard, who reports on candidate answers to a question about energy independence, which was framed, as always, in terms of its alleged high cost: Biden, up first, says, "The president has to make this a moral crusade for the American people." Richardson says we need to raise fuel efficiency standards to 50 miles a gallon, not 35, and reduce consumption of oil by ... |
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| Topics: politics, presidential race 08, elections, energy, international politics (all these topics) |
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