U.S. candidates clash over energy policy

Energy politics dominated the race for the White House as Barack Obama and John McCain escalated a series of increasingly bitter attacks Monday over how to ease American dependence on oil.

After days of Republican attack ads that compared him to Britney Spears and Moses, Obama celebrated his 47th birthday by releasing his own television spot that accused McCain of being “in the pocket” of Big Oil. The renewed attack came as Obama unveiled his energy plan to combat the U.S. “addiction” to foreign oil, “one of the most dangerous and urgent threats” his country has ever faced.

Vancouver Sun