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The Price of Petrol

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Americans who despair at $4 a gallon petrol prices at the pump might be cheered by taking a peek at mattters in Britain where petrol now costs roughly £6 a gallon (or approximately $12). Gordon Brown did his best to produce a rabbit out of nowhere today, announcing “measures” to increase North Sea oil production from next year.

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