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President obama selling a creative way to pay for research into alternative energy sources. he used his weekly address to present a plan to use the money collected from private companies who drill for oil on public lands. >> now, this idea isn't mine. it actually builds off a proposal put forward by a nonpartisan coalition of ceos and retired generals and admirals. let's take their advice and free our families and our businesses from painful spikes in gas prices once and for all. >> the president said he supports increased domestic oil production along with more research into solar power, wind...