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March 23, 2012

When Romney Liked High Gas Prices

Alec MacGillis, The New Republic


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As he campaigns for president, Mitt Romney is ratcheting up his attacks on Barack Obama over high gas prices, putting the issue at the center of his economic message. He is calling for Obama to fire his Energy secretary, EPA administrator, and Interior secretary, saying they are to blame for high prices at the pump. . .

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TAGGED: Mitt Romney, election 2012, U.S. energy policy, gas prices, the New Republic

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