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Mitt Romney continued his tour through pivotal swing states Wednesday, hammering President Obama on his energy policies at an oil field in Ft. Lupton, Colo., and arguing that Democrats' focus on green energy has inhibited job growth.

"He said he was going to spend $150 billion on green energy and create 5 million jobs ... I have a hard time seeing all those jobs," Romney told workers at the Spindle-Sussex oil field.

Romney also dismissed the administration's argument that domestic oil production had gone up during Obama's tenure, claiming that loosened restrictions under President Bush were responsible for that bump.

"The president likes to credit for the fact that as president, oil production was up. Well, I'd like to take credit for when as governor the Red Sox won the World Series. But that's not the case," Romney said.

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