In Oval Office Speech, Obama Calls for New Focus on Energy Policy - nytimes

WASHINGTON — President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a “national mission” to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, casting the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as an imperative for Congress to act quickly to overcome “a lack of political courage and candor.” In Oval Office Speech, Obama Puts Focus on Energy Policy

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