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  STONERS

  Nov. 8, 2007, 10:54 p.m.

  WTH!!! It was 2.95 a gallon here yesterday evening and today it's 3.19 a gallon.. (Dayton, Ohio)
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  ACTeeple

  Nov. 8, 2007, 10:56 p.m.

  I just paid $3.28/gallon for REGULAR at one of the cheaper gas stations in San Diego. I think it's time to get a moped.
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  STONERS

  Nov. 8, 2007, 11:12 p.m.

  Me either, they look for excuses to jack it up..
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  Teech

  Nov. 9, 2007, 12:44 a.m.

  And the Shah was charging us what...about 3 bucks a barrel or something?
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  uncle-dave

  Nov. 9, 2007, 12:56 a.m.

  Here is the exact guote you were looking for DH and the context in which it was used.

  "Petroleum is a noble material, much too valuable to burn... We envision producing, as soon as possible, 23 000 megawatts of electricity using nuclear plants." Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

  "President Gerald Ford signed a directive in 1976 offering Tehran the chance to buy and operate a U.S.-built reprocessing facility for extracting plutonium from nuclear reactor fuel. The deal was for a complete 'nuclear fuel cycle'." At the time, Richard Cheney was the White House Chief of Staff, and Donald Rumsfeld was the Secretary of Defense. The Ford strategy paper said the "introduction of nuclear power will both provide for the growing needs of Iran's economy and free remaining oil reserves for export or conversion to petrochemicals."

  I guess this was the beginning of Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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  jmopinion

  Nov. 9, 2007, 6:24 a.m.

  One good thing is that high gas prices help to keep alternative energy a high priority. I have made some good money on stocks in some of these solar companies because of the price of oil.
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  Cityslicker

  Nov. 9, 2007, 8:35 a.m.

  Blah , blah , no news here , move on people .

  THANKS AL GORE !

  HEY in case you hadn't noticed Gas is going up !
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  Justice4All

  Nov. 9, 2007, 8:40 a.m.

  Get it while it's cheap.
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  nostalgia

  Nov. 9, 2007, 8:54 a.m.

  I'd like to see what would happen to the price if Congress annouunced that they were going to allow drilling in ANWR and off both coasts
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  bill2936

  Nov. 9, 2007, 9:35 a.m.

  Alway remember that OccidentAL Gore wanted the price higher in his book 'Earth in the Balance'.
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  getreal1

  Nov. 9, 2007, 9:44 a.m.

  The remark was made that the middle east is interested in nuclear energy because the oil wells may run dry out in the next ten years. This was egypt as well. It was on CNN two days ago. Could that be a con to just boost the price?
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  ginlendud

  Nov. 9, 2007, 10:14 a.m.

  I live in Mid-Michigan... yesterday we had our gas prices jump from $3.08 a gallon at 7:00 a.m. to $3.29 a gallon by noon... 21cents in 5 hours... very frustrating...

  Len
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  smaaz

  Nov. 9, 2007, 10:41 a.m.

  The price for a gallon here in Germany is $7.88 - so calm down!
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  vor

  Nov. 9, 2007, 12:04 p.m.

  I saw Jim Cramer last night on MSNBC. He is the wild finacial guy that is usually on CNBC. He is hardly a liberal but the guy is da-n smart about financial issues. He says that if we don't go to nuclear or some other major power source quickly that because of the rise of the Far East and Third World economies, he believes if we continue to rely on petroleum that within 5 years we will be paying somewhere between $10-15 a gallon because of supply and demand. And that is without a blowup in the Middle East or an attack on Iran. Think about how that would affect your wallet. Especially if you have a long commute. Would that collapse the American economy? Would certainly create some significant strain.
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  Harbeas

  Nov. 9, 2007, 1:26 p.m.

  This reinforces the tremendous blunder our government made by not pursuing an energy policy that reduced or eliminated our dependence on oil. We are allowing events happening thousands of miles away(middle east) to affect our economy and yes, our way of life.
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  walden3

  Nov. 9, 2007, 1:29 p.m.

  mission accomplished.
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  RickyDawkins

  Nov. 9, 2007, 1:34 p.m.

  This is what Republicans want. I don't know exactly why, but they like paying a lot for gas. Maybe it makes them feel important?
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  mark-stevens

  Nov. 9, 2007, 7:38 p.m.

  STOP BUYING OIL... that money paid for 9/11, Iran's nuclear program, Al Queda's bullets and rifles... every barrel helps those that want us dead.

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