Illinois mulling federal help with gasoline crunch
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Fuel marketers in Illinois are considering requesting federal help to ease a gasoline supply crunch that has pushed the state's pump prices to the highest in the nation.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's practice of flying from his Chicago home to the Capitol in Springfield and back for daily budget negotiations is costing Illinois taxpayers more than $5,800 a day &#151; roughly $76,000 since late May and climbing.
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At a policy conference, the chairman of the Ford Motor Company suggested a way for Senator Barack Obama to improve his fuel mileage.
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Bonuses are back at the Energy Department. The department got caught in a budget squeeze late last year when Congress failed to complete the annual spending bills funding the government on time. Worried that they would not be able to make ends meet and might even have to lay off employees, officials...
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TORONTO -- The mayors of Canada&#39;s biggest cities are telling Ottawa to step on the gas when it comes to delivering the fuel tax back to cities.
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Google's searching for a solution to our fuel woes.
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Gas prices rose again at the pump overnight but consumers might see some relief now that a major Midwestern refinery appears ready to restart this weekend following minor repairs.
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Things fall apart:  Item: With gasoline prices at record levels, congressional Democrats are rushing to consumers' rescue. The House has passed a bill that would make price-gouging a federal offense.  But, wait, price-gouging isn't the problem.
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By Ashley Tusan Joyner, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 13--Rep.
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The San Diego region is poised to see some relief from record high gasoline prices as a result of growing fuel inventories in the state, experts say.
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By Michelle Koetters, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 1--LEXINGTON -- Farmers need a "safety net" when it comes to commodity payments, and a congress-man for Central Illinois vows to make the issue his top concern for the 2007 farm bill.   The U.S.
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If fuel prices keep rising or even stay at their present high levels through Election Day, they could serve as a potent reminder to voters that the U.S. economy is not in such great shape.
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By Stacey Eidson, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 30--MANATEE -- A proposal to ask state legislators to require emissions testing as part of a vehicle's annual license renewal has sparked interest, but might not get off the ground this year.
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The Democrats who dominate Illinois government face a major problem: each other.
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A state program in Illinois designed to counsel borrowers on their mortgages may help homeowners, but some say it is unnecessary government intrusion.
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As lithium-ion batteries move in on gasoline's turf as most favored fuel for the nationâs automobiles, questions about the chemicalâs suitability persist.
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A cash crunch is fast approaching for the government trust fund that pays to build and repair highways and bridges, but Congress is also reluctant to raise the gas tax