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As gasoline prices rise, Obama takes aim at alternative-energy critics
With rising oil prices creating a drag on the economy and his re-election effort, President Barack Obama mocked Republican critics of his alternative-energy policy Thursday, comparing them to the "cynics and naysayers" who didn't believe the Earth was...Tags: The Washington Post, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Fox News Channel (tv network), Energy Resources, C. Anthony Muse
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Obama's choice: Higher gas prices, weaker economy
Campaigning for office, President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gas prices, but now he is denying he can do much about what Americans pay to drive. He is too modest. In September 2008, Steven Chu said to The Wall Street Journal:...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Gasoline Industry, Europe, Solyndra LLC, Petroleum Industry
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Is reelection driving Obama's Israel policy?
For many years, Iran has threatened to "wipe Israel off the map," even as it gets closer and closer to developing nuclear weapons that could enable it to follow through on its threat. However, the question now is whether this is the optimum time for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arts and Culture, Israel, Nuclear Weapons
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Gas price likely won't set record this summer
NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices likely won't set any records this summer, thanks to a recent drop in the price of oil. The government on Tuesday slashed its forecast for average gas prices to $3.79 per gallon for the summer driving season. That's...
Tags: Elections, Gasoline Industry, Market and Exchange, Environmental Issues, Politics
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Gas prices keep inflation tame, push confidence to four-year high
Falling energy and gas prices helped keep inflation in check last month and also pushed consumer confidence to a four-year high, according to two reports Friday. The good news helped mitigate a stock market slump earlier in the day after investors...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Thomson Corporation, Energy, Google+, Federal Reserve
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G8, Raising Pressure On Iran, Puts Oil Stocks On Standby
ReutersCAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten to...Tags: Executive Branch, International Energy, Government, Republican Party, G8
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U.S. exempts seven countries that consume Iran oil from sanctions
World NowThe Obama administration announced Monday that it had exempted seven countries that are major consumers of Iranian oil from threatened U.S. sanctions that are aimed at punishing Tehran for its disputed nuclear program.... -
Griffith announces reelection campaign
ReporterAs the cost of gasoline closes in on four dollars a gallon, Republicans and Democrats are making energy prices an issue in their campaigns. Monday, it was 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith, criticizing the Obama administration for an energy...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Market and Exchange, Energy, Republican Party, Petroleum Industry
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More domestic production won't lower gas prices
The argument for increasing oil production in the U.S. to decrease gas prices at the pump has sparked passionate debate, but it undervalues the influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In recent years, OPEC has shown an...Tags: Exports, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Conservation
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Gas survey reports its first price drop of 2012
verage U.S. gasoline prices have dropped more than a nickel over the past two weeks, marking their first dip since December, according to a nationwide survey published Sunday. A gallon of regular now costs $3.91 on average, the Lundberg Survey found....
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Gasoline Industry, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving
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Poor economy worsens Social Security's finances
WASHINGTON (AP)— High energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security’s finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support program by three years, the government said Monday. Those trust...
Tags: Employees, Timothy Geithner, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy, Medicare
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Evil fuel speculators
Contributing columnistPresident Obama is trying to deflect blame by claiming rising gas prices are due to wicked speculators. This is a theme pursued by Democrats every time oil prices peak. The investigations that follow have yet to find evidence of misbehavior in oil...Tags: Democratic Party, Land Resources, Derivative Securities, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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