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“Al Gore has done more to educate the world about climate change than anyone. But as extraordinary as his work has been, there’s nothing like $4 a gallon gas to get your attention.”

Barack Obama reminding us of what really makes people tick (The New York Times, 17 June)

“I am not dictating to the states that they drill or they engage in oil exploration.”

John McCain wants to relax federal rules so that states can allow oil extraction along their coasts if they wish – though not in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska (Detroit Free Press, 17 June)…

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