07-Jul-2008
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Independence Day weekend might be over but the presidential candidates are still debating energy independence. The Republicans have gone on the offensive and launched an attack ad aimed at Obama's energy plan. However, their candidate McCain seems to have trouble pronouncing the name of his own energy plan. Meanwhile, the idea of offshore drilling is becoming more popular with the public but still divides the candidates. Republicans Launch Energy Attack Ad: The Republican National Committee put into circulation their first attack ad on Sunday; they're running it in the projected battlegrounds of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. This will likely be the first of many such ads, energy being a defining issue between the two candidates. McCain Repeatedly Flubs ?Lexington Project?: In naming his energy plan the...
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