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  • May 2008

    • Ballooning Gas Costs Fuel Mass Protests in Europe

      newser  |  Time  |  May 29, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      Ballooning Gas Costs Fuel Mass Protests in Europe

      Skyrocketing fuel prices are hitting Americans hard, but drivers across the Atlantic are shelling out twice as much, Time reports. Europeans pay an average of $8.70 for a gallon of gas, and the hefty price hikes this year are leading to protests that threaten to shut down cities, ports, and whole sectors of the economy. Oil terminals have been blockaded by protesters. More »

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      gas prices  • European Union  • Europe  • gas tax  • fishing boat

    • Barack Bounces Back From Pastor Flap

      newser  |  CBS  |  May 5, 08 3:58 AM CDT

      Barack Bounces Back From Pastor Flap

      Barack Obama appears to be recovering—mostly—from the furor over his former pastor's incendiary remarks, according to the latest CBS News / New York Times poll. His lead over Hillary Clinton has increased from 8 points to 12 points—50% to 38%—among Democratic primary voters, who also approve of how he handled the flap over comments by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, 68% to 22%. There's still some negative residue, however. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Democrats  • gas prices  • economy  • independents  • Rev. Jeremiah Wright  • gas tax

    • Obama, Clinton Spar on Iran, Gas

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  May 4, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      Obama, Clinton Spar on Iran, Gas

      Obama likened Hillary's stance on Iran to George Bush's "cowboy diplomacy" on Meet the Press today, while Clinton took to ABC to defend the gas tax and told voters mired in the Jeremiah Wright controversy "We should move on." Tim Russert ignored her advice, however, and devoted his first 18 minutes to the pastor, reports the New York Times . “Obviously, it’s distracted us,” Obama admitted. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Iran  • Obama 2008  • NBC  • Clinton 2008  • ABC  • Indiana primary  • campaign  • North Carolina primary  • Tim Russert  • NAFTA  • Meet the Press  • NBC News  • ABC News  • George Stephanopoulos  • gas tax  • Iran war

    • House Scuttles Gas Tax Holiday Proposal

      newser  |  The Hill  |  May 2, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      House Scuttles Gas Tax Holiday Proposal

      The gas tax holiday backed by Hillary Clinton and John McCain will be DOA in the House, lawmakers have warned, reports the Hill . The measure has been left off House energy proposals that could be tacked onto the Iraq spending bill because "there’s no reason to believe that any moratorium on the gas tax would be passed on to the consumer," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • gas prices  • Nancy Pelosi  • gas tax  • House Democrats

    • Economists Slam Clinton, McCain Gas-Tax Cut

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 1, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Economists Slam Clinton, McCain Gas-Tax Cut

      Economists and a leading House Democrat are blasting the gas-tax cut proposed by both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reports. Economists say most of the savings would flow right to the oil companies' bottom line, rather than into voters’ pockets. That's because the tax vacation would raise demand at a time that demand is already high—which would lead directly to even higher prices.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • gas prices  • economics  • gas tax  • Steny Hoyer

  • April 2008
  • September 2007

    • DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      newser  |  Salon  |  Sep 14, 07 6:17 PM CDT

      DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      Bicyclists and green activists beg to differ with Mary Peters, the US transportation secretary who decreed last month that bicycle and walking paths shouldn’t fall under her funding purview, and spending on them may be to blame for the poor state of roads and bridges. Advocates of pedal power have been in an uproar ever since Peters said biking and walking are  "are really not transportation," Salon reports. More »

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      bridge  • transportation  • gas tax  • bicycle  • Mary Peters

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