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So a lot of changes happening, obviously, in these months.

And one of the things that struck my eye today was the choice of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Struck your eye?

Struck you like a knife in the eye.

Yes, pretty much.

It's an interesting choice and one that makes, of course, me a little nervous,

since it's a person who apparently thinks fossil fuels are great,

and that climate change is not really a problem. So it's an

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