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Barack Obama: Our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making and was caused by the failures of politicians in…

On the recordAugust 3, 2008
Our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making and was caused by the failures of politicians in Washington to think long-term about the future of the country. Now, what Senator McCain neglected to mention was during those 30 years he was in Washington for 26 of them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes McCain for his long tenure in Washington and the failure to address dependence on foreign oil.

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