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Obama says McCain 'in the pocket' of oil giants
0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama branded John McCain a stooge of profit-soaked US oil giants, as the White House rivals dueled on high gasoline prices and energy policy exactly three months from election day.
Celebrating his 47th birthday, the Democrat on Monday launched a stinging counter-attack after the Republican McCain had last week cast him as a vacuous celebrity unfit to lead at a time of gathering crisis.
Unveiling a new energy plan, Obama promised a 10-year, 150-billion-dollar drive to cut US "addiction" to oil from global hotspots like the Middle East and Venezuela.
"Breaking our oil addiction is one of the greatest challenges our generation will ever face," Obama said in Michigan, the general election battle ground state which is home to the...
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