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Oil and the Republican Campaign

NPR's Jim Zarroli examines the role the oil industry may play in this year's presidential election. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have spent considerable time working for big oil, and opponents are concerned that a Republican victory would mean petroleum companies could have an inside track to more favorable policies in Washington.

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