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On the recordMay 8, 2008
There's nothing wrong with us figuring out how, in a clean way, to utilize our coal resources.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Obama supports the idea of utilizing coal resources in a clean manner.

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