President Obama Strikes Back at GOP Critics on Gas Prices [View all]

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Source: New York Times

President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices.

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"I'm going to keep doing everything I can to help you save money on gas, both right now and in the future," Obama said. "I hope politicians from both sides of the aisle join me."

He accused Republicans of a "bumper sticker" approach to solving the nation's energy problems.

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"We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices — not when we consume 20 percent of the world's oil," Obama said in the address, recorded during a visit Friday to a Virginia jet engine component plant.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/03/10/us/politics/AP-US-Obama.html?_r=1&hp

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