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Philip E. Auerswald

Calling an end to oil alarmism

By Philip E. Auerswald
January 23, 2007

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OIL PRICES have ended their steep ascent -- for now -- and are headed downward. The near-universal alarm among politicians, pundits, and consumers over America's dependency on foreign oil has yielded to a wary sense of relief. But both the prior alarm and the current relief are misguided. (Full article: 774 words)

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