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To: i-node who wrote (607416)	4/11/2011 2:49:02 PM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579682

There is simply no reason for him not to put this to rest. And miss a perfect opportunity to keep these birthers talking about nonsense? Don't be silly... Al

To: i-node who wrote (607416)	4/11/2011 4:57:32 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579682

This is why the development of mass transit is critical.......and why SUVs are frigging stupid and why you are a nitwit who actually has the balls to spread a lie about the POTUS because it serves your weasel ways. You are pathetic.......a frigging Bush lover! BTW how many SUVs do you own, moron? And you wonder why the South is so backwards. For five consecutive weeks, Americans have bought less gas than they did a year earlier, according to MasterCard Spending Pulse, which tracks the volume of gas sold at 140,000 service stations nationwide. *"More people are going to work," said John Gamel, director of gasoline research for MasterCard. "That means more people are driving and they should be buying more gas." Instead, about 70 percent of the nation's major gas-station chains say sales have fallen, according to a March survey by the Oil Price Information Service. More than half reported a drop of 3 percent or more -- the sharpest since the summer of 2008, when gas soared past $4 a gallon. This year, gas prices have shot up as unrest in North Africa and the Middle East rattled energy markets and increased global demand for crude oil squeezed supplies. A gallon of unleaded regular costs $3.77 on average, and only Wyoming has an average lower than $3.50. Gas is already 41 cents more expensive then at this point in 2008, when it peaked at $4.11 in July.* The decline is somewhat puzzling because Americans typically curb their driving only as a last resort, after sacrificing other forms of discretionary spending, like shopping for new clothes, or going to movies, concerts and restaurants. But demand for gas is falling while other types of spending are on the rise. Retail sales rose 2 percent in March compared with a year earlier, surprising economists who were expecting no increase or even a decline. Gamel said it's too early to tell whether this is the kind of long-term decline in demand that the economy endured during the recession. Prices already are in the range when Americans started to leave their cars in the driveway several years ago. Drivers began to cut back on gas in October 2007, when the national average approached $3 per gallon. Andrea Meyer of Manteno, Ill., has done both. She buys gas in the middle of the week because prices seem to jump over the weekend. And she recently sold her 2005 Chevy Envoy SUV and bought a 2011 Chevy Cruze, which gets 30 miles per gallon. She still spent about $200 on gas for the new car from mid-February to mid-March.** read more........... aolnews.com