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"The New York Times reported that a White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming...The Bush administration today defended Cooney's participation...
The Guardian of London has reported that the environmental group, Greenpeace, obtained documents which showed President Bushs global climate policy was heavily influenced by ExxonMobile and other oil companies."
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