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David Gergen: “We've moved in the wrong direction over the last 30 years, not the right direction.”

On the recordApril 26, 2006
We've moved in the wrong direction over the last 30 years, not the right direction.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Critiquing the progress on energy independence over the past three decades.

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