Boat units attached to a U.S. Navy coastal warfare squadron conduct port operations to provide protection off the coast of Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin Surgener.
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Retail gas hits record $3.50 a gallon as oil marches higher
By: News Bites | Submitted on: 04/21/08(SGT NEWS BITE) - Rising gasoline prices tightened the squeeze on drivers Monday, jumping for the first time to an average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country with no sign of relief.
Crude oil set a record for the sixth day in a row -- this time closing above $117 a barrel -- after an attack on a Japanese oil tanker in the Middle East rattled investors.
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Crude oil set a record for the sixth day in a row -- this time closing above $117 a barrel -- after an attack on a Japanese oil tanker in the Middle East rattled investors.
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