Gas price spike pumping up fears
The White House seemed to play defense today against Republican presidential candidates criticizing President Obama's handling of gas prices, which at more than $3.50 per gallon, are the highest they've ever been this
By Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Rick Santorum ratcheted up his attacks Monday against both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, nailing Romney for negativity and Obama for rising gas prices, as he campaigned in the perennial swing
The average retail price of gas in Savannah increased 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.57 per gallon on Sunday, according to SavannahGasPrices.com.
Both candidates are citing new sensitivity over rising pump prices to push for relaxed regulation on domestic oil production. Gingrich isn't the first candidate to claim he can bring relief; former GOP candidate Michele Bachmann made $2 gas a standard
By Ryan Carter and Kevin Smith, Staff Writers In fact, according to Gregg Laskoski, a senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com, gas prices for the Memorial Day weekend in May could range from $4.45 to $4.70 per gallon. That's more than a 20-cent
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