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Truckers Protest Fuel Prices  

Posted Apr 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT in US,  Business    Editor's Choice

(newser) – Truckers led a convoy of vehicles around the National Mall today in Washington to protest high fuel prices, the AP reports. Drivers from the group Truckers and Citizens United converged on DC for an afternoon rally to try to influence Congress to end oil-company subsidies, supplement supply with oil from the strategic reserves, and end Alaskan petroleum exports.

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Truckers place their hands over their hearts as they listen to the National Anthem at Gables Truck Stop in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday April 26, 2008, during a protest rally against the high price of fuel....   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
Truckers drive by the Capitol while blaring their horns in protest of high fuel prices, in Washington on Monday, April 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
Supporters give the thumbs-up sign to truckers as they pass the Capitol in a protest of high fuel prices in Washington on Monday, April 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
Trucker Dean Smith, second form right, stands with fellow truckers as they place their hands over their hearts during the National Anthem at Gables Truck Stop in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday April 26, 2008,...   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
Anthony Marrero, 8, left, and Bobbie Bell, 8, children of truckers, hold signs during a truckers rally at Gables Truck Stop in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday April 26, 2008, to protest the high price of fuel.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
JoAnn Saam cheers as she sits on her tailgate at a truckers rally at Gables Truck Stop in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday April 26, 2008, to protest the high price of fuel. The group is preparing to travel...   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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