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The latest Truth-O-Meter items written by Dina Cappiello
Obama voted for "tax subsidies and giveways" that have slowed oil companies from pursuing clean energy sources.
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pa.
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"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.
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"So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Dina Cappiello
Obama voted for "tax subsidies and giveways" that have slowed oil companies from pursuing clean energy sources.
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pa.
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"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.
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"So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas
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Dina Cappiello covers energy policy and climate change for Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining CQ, Cappiello was the environment writer for the Houston Chronicle, where she wrote the 2005 award-winning investigative series "In Harm's Way," documenting the risk industrial pollution poses to fence-line communities. Cappiello holds masters' degrees in environmental science and journalism from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree in biology from Georgetown University.
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