Note: not from The Onion

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One day after President Bush vowed to reduce America's dependence on Middle East oil by cutting imports from there 75 percent by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic adviser said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally.

Oh, that's brilliant. Either the team's not all on the same page -- which is more than likely -- or your administration's premiere address to the people is undermined as empty imagery in under 24 hours.