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Item by Chris Graham[email 160;protected] Congress is continuing its efforts to dampen market speculation as a factor in raising crude-oil prices to what some economists feel are unnatural highs.U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is sponsoring two pieces of legislation that would deal with the effects of speculation. S. 3134, proposed by Florida Rep
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stanley kubek termiczny on range in short order. When gas is over four dollars a gallon, Congress must act swiftly to address the degree to which irresponsible market speculators are now driving up the cost of oil, Webb said. According to many analysts, gas prices can be scaled back significantly
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