by Ari Shapiro
All Things Considered, August 21, 2008 · The Bush administration has dramatically expanded executive authority over the past seven years, and the next chief executive will have to decide whether to cling to that power or relinquish it. That decision, according to former Justice Department official Bruce Fein, “is the entire crux [...]

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(http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/820062.html)
Aug. 09, 2008
WASHINGTON — Oil prices fell Friday by almost $5 a barrel to $115.20 and are down more than 20 percent from their early July record high of more than $147, a trend that’s triggering a sudden boom in stock prices and giving the U.S. economy its best news in months.
Energy analysts cautiously believe [...]

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Obama made a big speech in Lansing, Michigan, on our energy dependence and need to move away from foreign oil.

Without a doubt, this addiction is one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced - from the gas prices that are wiping out your paychecks and straining businesses to the jobs [...]

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By David Morris, AlterNet
Posted on August 2, 2008, Printed on August 3, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/93609/
Al Gore’s heroic speech challenging us to make our electrical system 100 percent renewable promised it would simultaneously address three major crises: the weak economy, catastrophic climate change and the dire national security problems inherent in our dependence on imported oil.
He [...]

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