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Barack Obama: The dangers of being too heavily dependent on foreign oil are eclipsed only by the long-term threat of climate change.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
The dangers of being too heavily dependent on foreign oil are eclipsed only by the long-term threat of climate change.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama warns about climate change overshadowing energy security concerns.

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