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March 26, 2012

Big Oil's Scheme to Cut Gas Prices

Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney


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The oil industry recently laid out a set of proposals it believes will instantly lower gasoline prices. The proposals call for more domestic oil production, fewer environmental regulations, and for not raising taxes on the industry. They're basically what the Republican presidential candidates are calling for. . .

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