Obama Vows To Achieve Energy Independence

President Barack Obama is all about change, but on Monday, he went where lots of presidents have gone before: promising that the United States will become energy independent. "It will be the policy of my administration to reverse our dependence on foreign oil," he said. This time, the effort is for real, Obama said.

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