The American people stay broke and the Bushies stay Rich

Critics Assail Big Oil at Hearing

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Oil companies have grown too big and powerful, and it may be time for a new trust-buster in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt to break up the monopolies, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday at a congressional hearing.

"America's families are getting a raw deal, while oil companies make out like the robber barons of Roosevelt's time," Schumer said, as he opened a hearing into the oil companies' market power at the congressional Joint Economic Committee.

Bush Threatens Veto of Gas Gouging Bill

The White House, in a formal statement of administration policy, said the legislation amounted to price controls that would hinder oil companies and retailers from responding to market signals, potentially worsening fuel shortages.

Crude, Fuel Inventories Rise

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly increased last week, according to data released Wednesday by the the U.S. Department of Energy.
Crude oil stockpiles rose by 2 million barrels to 344.2 million barrels, compared with an average survey estimate of a 200,000-barrel draw.

Gasoline Up 12 Cents in Week to Record

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Gasoline prices in the mid-section of the United States surged last week, pushing average U.S. retail gasoline prices up by 12 cents to a record $3.26 a gallon last week, the Energy Department reported Monday.

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Watch out: Here comes $4 gasoline

No Shit.

Gas Pri$es, it's bad all over edition

Except for Wyoming.

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I just paid $2.59, the Pirates are charging $2.89.

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The two pirates must be feuding. Pirate 1 is at $3.09 for cheap gas while Pirate 2 is at $3.29 for the cheap stuff. Since they have not received any new shipments since the storm damaged the gas and oil infastructure, I can assume that they are using the profit's to donate to the Red Cross... PIRATES!!

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$2.59! up from Friday afternoon when it was magically .03 less than Thursday night. PIRATES!!!!

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The pirates went to $2.49 a gallon for the cheap stuff, up from $2.29. I paid $2.21 on Tuesday. I understand that the price per barrel went up but aren't they supposed to charge what they paid for that particular shipment of gasoline not what a barrel is getting on the open market. PIRATES.

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The pirates,in honor of the bombings in London have raised the price of the cheap gas to $2.35. It was $2.11. PIRATES!!!

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The pirates have gone back up top $2.09 .

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One of the pirates at the corner lowered the low end gas to $2.06! I paid $1.99 at Sams Club, oddly, Wal-Mart is at $2.02.