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To: TopCat who wrote (1527)	10/10/2004 10:43:04 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1904

Rumsfeld Visits Iraq But Stays Far away from Danger. Oct. 10, 2004 \| BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to troops in the field. A Marine was reported killed in action west of the capital. Rumsfeld met with American troops in Iraq's western desert, telling them it was unlikely the United States would pull out any troops before next year's elections. He said the violence was expected to increase in the run-up to the elections. It was Rumsfeld's first visit to Iraq since the United States handed over authority to an interim government June 28. With American troops getting killed at a rate of more than one per day in Iraq, Rumsfeld's trip was not announced in advance. A suicide attacker detonated a minibus packed with explosives near an eastern Baghdad police academy, police Cap. Ali Ayez said at the scene. At least four mangled bodies lay on the street amid scattered shoes, papers and a handbag. Police collected body parts on stretchers.

To: TopCat who wrote (1527)	10/10/2004 10:45:27 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1904

Oilmen Bush-Cheney Bring Record-High Oil-Gas Prices LOS ANGELES - Gasoline prices have climbed nearly 8 cents a gallon in the past two weeks because of record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said Sunday. advertisement From Sept. 24 through Friday, the combined national average for all grades of gas rose from $1.94 to $2.02 a gallon, said Trilby Lundberg, who publishes the semimonthly Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations across the country. Self-serve regular, the biggest seller, averaged $1.99 a gallon Friday, midgrade was $2.09 and premium was $2.18, Lundberg said. Prices are likely to continue climbing in the short term along with rising crude oil prices, which hit $53.31 per barrel on Friday. But prices may come down after hurricane-damaged petroleum facilities in the Gulf of Mexico are repaired, Lundberg said. “That is, unless we have a new event such as an especially cold winter, in the U.S., or internationally, snapping up home heating supplies and prices, which would add to the value of crude oil,” Lundberg said. The most expensive gasoline was sold in San Diego, where self-serve regular was $2.35 a gallon. The cheapest was in Houston, where self-serve regular was $1.84. Prices have risen 13.07 cents since Sept. 10, when the combined national average for all grades was $1.89 a gallon. Before then, pump prices had been sliding since May 21, when they reached a peak of $2.10 a gallon. © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.