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| March 01, 2006 | Risinger, C. Frederick | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Council for the Social Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Energy issues have moved up the public agenda in recent decades, and were highlighted in President Bush's State of the Union address when he declared, "America is addicted to oil...." Later in the speech, he pledged to "replace more than 75 percent of oil imports from the Middle East by 2025." The specific identification of the Middle East is interesting, since the proportion of our imported oil that comes from the Middle East is only in the range of about 19 to 22 percent. Most of our imported oil comes from the Western Hemisphere--Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela.

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