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It's tough to beat Bush's talent for cynical soundbites, but members of his administration have tried. Can you tell which quotes are truly presidential? Use the pull-down menus to match the quotes to their sources.

1. "The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of the generating plants." A. Vice President Dick Cheney telling a group of General Motors executives why the Bush administration opposes increasing automotive fuel-economy standards, June 18, 2001
B. George W. Bush expressing his support of domestic production of natural gas, December 20, 2000

C. George W. Bush explaining the California energy crisis to the New York Times, January 14, 2001

D. E-mail from senior Energy Department official Joseph Kelliher to a natural-gas industry lobbyist, March 18, 2001

E. Mike Smith, assistant secretary for fossil fuels at the Department of Energy, speaking to the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, January 30, 2002

F. Interior Secretary Gale Norton, on Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, April 9, 2002, explaining why she drives a Jeep that gets less than 20 miles to the gallon

2. "I think we have to be very careful not to pass artificial, unfair standards that sound nice."

3. "If you were King, or II Duce, what would you include ina national energy policy, especially with respect to natural-gas issues?"

4. "Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods."

5. "It's probably not that fuel-efficient. But it's great for getting around in the snow in Colorado."

6. "The biggest challenge is going to be how to best utilize taxpayer dollars to the benefit of industry."

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