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February 21, 2013

Drill, Baby, Drill Can't Stop Soaring Gas Prices

Kevin Hall, McClatchy Company


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They’re baaaacccck. Like locusts ravaging fertile crops, gasoline prices are soaring again and eating away at the purchasing power of ordinary Americans. And again, financial speculators appear to be a big part of the story. . .

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