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Yanks Flood Mexico for Cheap Gas

50% surge in sales south of border

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jun 25, 2008 3:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Soaring gas prices have Californians and Texans racing for the border and braving drug cartel violence to save some $20 per tank filling up in Mexico. American pumps have passed the $4 mark, but Mexican gas is still just $2.66 a gallon thanks to... Read full story »

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