We spend $700 billion annually importing oil from unfriendly countries, right? The figure must be accurate because John McCain and Barack Obama both favorably cite it, right?
Ummm. Not so much.
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We spend $700 billion annually importing oil from unfriendly countries, right? The figure must be accurate because John McCain and Barack Obama both favorably cite it, right?
Ummm. Not so much.
Robert Schlesinger is managing editor for opinion at U.S. News and World Report, overseeing all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. E-mail him at rschlesinger@usnews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @rschles.
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