 AP Photo President Obama is in full crisis-control mode as gasoline prices continue to rise. On Thursday at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md., he gave his third speech on energy in two weeks, reiterating the same points he has tried to hammer home to voters since his State of the Union address: He understands the pain high gas prices inflict on household incomes, but the high prices aren’t his fault. . . TAGGED: global oil market, oil prices, oil, election 2012, Politics, gas prices, President Barack Obama, National JournalRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| When President Obama tapped the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve on June 24 of last year, the national average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.60. It’s only March, and the average price is already $3.74. . . more ›› |
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