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"Bush also said the gas prices would not be so high if Congress had approved drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 10 years ago. This is the oil man talking again. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates Americans will save only a penny per gallon with oil from the wildlife refuge - and then only in 20 years. This is not an option for America's energy woes."

[Springfield, MA] The Republican
"U.S. energy policy needs new road map"
April 27, 2006

"Even he plays down the most obvious solution: a campaign to reduce the mileage of the American vehicle fleet. Owners of SUVs and other gas hogs need to get the message that they must shed at least 1,000 pounds of vehicle girth to help the nation break its oil habit."

The Boston Globe, Wednesday April 26, 2006

"It is also difficult to take seriously the president's words about America's oil addiction when senators from his party use every possible parliamentary gimmick to win approval for the right to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

The Boston Globe, Thursday March 16, 2006

"Republican leaders have abandoned good sense and good government in their obsessive drive to authorize drilling in the [Arctic National] wildlife refuge. Last year, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-AK, held up money meant for U.S. troops and hurricane victims by attaching the drilling proposal to a defense appropriations bill. The provision was eventually removed from the bill, and humiliating defeat for the desperate proponents of drilling."

[ Springfield , MA ] The Republican, Monday March 13, 2006

"Congress should deny the White House again in its obsession with domestic drilling…The Bush solution assumes a smoker can break his addiction by switching brands of cigarettes from foreign to American."

[ Springfield , MA ] The Republican, Saturday February 11, 2006

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