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In Tuesday evening's State of the Union address, President Bush provided a thorough annual assessment of the nation's progress, but broke little new ground as far as investors are concerned. Talk of health care, energy, a broken budget process and growing threats to the U.S. was plentiful, but investable themes were few.
Fortunately for energy investors, his hour of rhetoric did offer a few tidbits to ponder.
The Hydrocarbon Conundrum
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