Obama swats back at GOP on energy

US President Barack Obama speaks on energy use and the economy following a tour of the Industrial Assessment Center at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, February 23, 2012. The center teaches students about industrial energy efficiency as they help small and mid-sized companies reduce energy costs. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

Gas-price drama: Obama says global influences complicated

SAUL LOEB

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By News Wires

 23 February 2012 20:58 GMT

President Barack Obama hit back on Thursday at election-year Republican criticism of his energy policy, offering a staunch defense of his attempts to wean Americans off foreign oil and saying there was no 'silver bullet' for high gas prices.

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