Obama Gas Prices

Matt Sledge

Democrat Says Falling Gas Prices Demolish GOP Argument Against Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.15.2012

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Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said Tuesday that the current drop in gas prices could significantly dampen one of the GOP's major economic ta...

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Crude Oil Prices Fall To Lowest Level In Months

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.08.2012

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In another sign that the election drama over the price of gas has subsided, crude oil prices on Monday slipped to the lowest level in months, as a wea...

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How Gas Prices Could Help Obama

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.01.2012

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You wouldn't know it from campaign rhetoric, but gasoline prices have been trending down. Six months out, polls show the presidential race is very cl...

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It's Time to Tango: The Case for a Reinvigorated Western Hemisphere Energy Strategy

Federico F. Peña | Posted 04.14.2012

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Federico F. Peña

A fulsome approach to developing the Western Hemisphere's energy potential would have a profoundly positive impact on America's energy security.

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Crossroads GPS Ad Blames Barack Obama For High Gas Prices

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.10.2012

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With the average price of gas near four dollars a gallon, Republican presidential candidates have made frequent attacks on President Barack Obama's en...

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Senate Candidate Campaigns On Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 04.06.2012

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Rep. Connie Mack, (R-Fla.) on Thursday staged a petition drive at a Miami gas station aimed at pressuring President Barack Obama to approve the contro...

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Gas Notes

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.02.2012

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Jared Bernstein

Bernanke can say stuff that moves interest rates. Prominent market types can move stock prices. World events can move oil prices. But presidents simply can't move gas prices.

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Americans: Obama Isn't Doing Enough To Make Our Gas Cheaper

Reuters | Posted 05.27.2012

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(Refiles with tweaked headline) * Oil companies, foreign countries blamed more than politicians * Americans angry, but ...

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Chicago Gas Prices Reach Record High

Posted 03.27.2012

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With prices averaging at $4.67 for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Chicago, the Windy City's are once again the highest in the country. The $4.67 ...

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Michael McAuliff

GOP Smells Gas Price Victory, Votes To Debate Big Oil Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- With Republicans relentlessly blaming President Barack Obama for high gas prices, Democrats tried a different tactic Monday, offering le...

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Sam Stein

Santorum Said Government Should 'Mandate' Sale Of 'Flex-Fuel Vehicles' In '08

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.26.2012

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For several days now, Mitt Romney has faced criticism for his major reversal on the causes and ramifications of high gas prices. After all, it was jus...

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Republican Arguments Running Out of Gas

Josh Molofsky | Posted 05.26.2012

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Josh Molofsky

The reality is that the president has very little control over oil prices. The upcoming summer "driving season," Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz and the ramped up rhetoric on Iran's nuclear program all have a hand in the game.

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Pain at the Pump: Time to Embrace the New Normal

Kelly Rigg | Posted 05.26.2012

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Kelly Rigg

The fact is Americans pay less for gasoline than virtually any other OECD country, while Europeans generally pay amongst the highest prices in the world -- not just amongst OECD countries but amongst all countries.

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Lucia Graves

Romney Economists Back Away From Romney Gas Price Rhetoric

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney on the campaign trail has chided President Barack Obama for failing to curb prices at the pump, even as prominent economists...

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Lucia Graves

When Romney Loved Carpools, Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A funny thing has happened with Mitt Romney's talk about gas prices. Evidence has surfaced showing that as governor of Massachusetts...

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Newt Gingrich: Obama Gets No Credit For Increased Domestic Oil Production

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.22.2012

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has made gas prices a focus of his campaign in recent weeks, promising to lower prices to $2.50 a gallon if he is e...

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The Keystone XL Zombie Rises

Jamie Henn | Posted 05.21.2012

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Jamie Henn

The fight against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is starting to feel more like a bad horror movie everyday. Just when you think our heroes have struck a fateful blow, out comes a hand from the soil. "The zombie lives!"

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Obama Attacked On Gas Prices With Questionable Logic

AP | By ANDREW MIGA | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- TITLE: "Deflect" LENGTH: 30 seconds....

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U.S. Fuel Economy: Past, Present and Future

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.16.2012

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Bill Chameides

OK, amidst the discussion of rising gas prices, we have some good news on the car front. The average mpg for cars sold in the United States is on an upward climb, and has been for a while.

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Why Republicans Aren't Mentioning the Real Cause of Rising Prices at the Gas Pump

Robert Reich | Posted 05.15.2012

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Robert Reich

The rise in gas prices has almost nothing to do with energy policy. It has everything to do with America's continuing failure to adequately regulate Wall Street. But don't hold your breath waiting for Republicans to tell the truth.

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Obama Hits Back At GOP Presidential Candidates

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012

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LARGO, Md. -- Vigorously defending his policies, President Barack Obama ridiculed critics of renewable energy sources Thursday, calling them naysayers...

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Jason Linkins

The Less Shocking Photo That The Weekly Standard Doesn't Want Its Readers To See! [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.14.2012

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Back in the day, you could typically count on the Weekly Standard to produce long and complicated arguments designed to build the case for getting the...

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A Tough-Oil World

Michael T. Klare | Posted 05.13.2012

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Michael T. Klare

The world still harbors large reserves of petroleum, but these are of the hard-to-reach, hard-to-refine, "tough oil" variety. From now on, every barrel we consume will be more costly to extract, more costly to refine -- and so more expensive at the gas pump.

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Unforeseen Events Could Rock Obama Re-Election Bid

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — This is the economy election, right? Tell that to the world. President Barack Obama is getting another dose of the reality of his ...

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama Goes On Offense On Energy, Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- At a time when Congressional Republicans are scrambling to find ways to blame him for rising gas prices, President Barack Obama on Monda...

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