1.0 link 100266 <![CDATA[More Than 230 Economists Release Letter Opposing Clinton Gas Tax Plan]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/05/more-than-230-economists_n_100266.html Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she'll have no truck with economists telling her where to put her gas-tax holiday.

Well, now she's got a truckload of them.

More than 230 economists -- Democrats, Republicans, advisers to past presidents and four Nobel laureates -- signed a letter today opposing proposals by Clinton and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain to suspend the 18-cent federal gas tax for the summer driving season.

"First, research shows that waiving the gas tax would generate major profits for...

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