Even if the plan to electrify the U.S. auto fleet is achieved, it will be many years before our national use of 20 million barrels a day is meaningfully reduced.

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"The spill likely occurred sometime the day before Enbridge reported it to the National Response Center, " said Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minnesota, chair of the committee.

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For his part, Mr Obama rolled up his sleeves and donned gloves to spend Saturday sprucing up a school with other volunteers, as part of a National Day of Service kicking off the inauguration ceremonies - similar to the way he spent the day before his first presidential inauguration in 2009.

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Four years ago, a national CNN poll of polls released about a week before Election Day showed President Bush leading Massachusetts Sen.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- There were several speeches at the first Earth Day -- back in 1970, before the disco era -- on the National Mall.

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Among other national markets, the German DAX 30 index spent most of the day in the red before ending up 0.1% at 6569.48.

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In a new initiative, the Rothbury wrestlers used some of their travel grant from a National Lottery award to fund a minibus for the day, travelling first to Distington in West Cumbria, before returning to compete at Hatwhistle.

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