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August 18, 2012

Must the U.S. Rely on Saudi Oil?

Denver Post, Denver Post

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With all of the good news recently about domestic oil and gas production and the possibility that energy independence is no longer a will-o'-the-wisp, it was probably high time for a reality check. Enter The New York Times this week with the unsettling headline "U.S. Reliance on Saudi Oil Goes Back Up."

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