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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Obama kicks off week focusing on energy


By unveiling his plan.

UPI lists some of his proposals:
-- Providing short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump

-- Helping create 5 million new jobs by investing $150 billion in the private sector during the next 10 years to build a clean energy future.

-- Putting 1 million plug-in hybrid cars in the road by 2015.

-- Ensuring 10 percent of the nation's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, increasing to 25 percent by 2025.
Photo: AP

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