<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - gas-prices</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/gas-prices</link><description>Newsvine - gas-prices</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 14:16:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:18 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Is It My Imagination or Is My Pay Check Evaporating?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It seems that every time I get a utility bill, it higher than the one before?&nbsp; It doesn&rsquo;t seem to matter if I&rsquo;ve been out of town for five days, or if I haven&rsquo;t used the heat or air, or if I haven&rsquo;t cooked&hellip;it&rsquo;s either the same of inching&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></source><link>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629855-is-it-my-imagination-or-is-my-pay-check-evaporating</link><guid>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629855-is-it-my-imagination-or-is-my-pay-check-evaporating</guid><category>economy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>us-news</category><category>energy-costs</category><category>food-prices</category><category>cost-of-living</category><category>utility-costs</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 14:16:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atthetableF20AF83A-FFE8-85EC-14C5-3B51500382A8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="168" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atthetableF20AF83A-FFE8-85EC-14C5-3B51500382A8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Walmart U.S. offers gasoline discount to woo shoppers</title>
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Walmart is cutting gasoline prices by up to 15 cents a gallon for drivers in 21 U.S. states who pay with its cards in an attempt to woo shoppers grappling with high prices at the pump.
The discount will be 15 cents a gallon for customers paying with a Walmart MoneyCard or cred&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556413-walmart-us-offers-gasoline-discount-to-woo-shoppers</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556413-walmart-us-offers-gasoline-discount-to-woo-shoppers</guid><category>business</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>obama</category><category>stores</category><category>discount</category><category>walmart</category><category>sams-club</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin6038620B-C986-A9AE-CFBD-6EB3F9E067EE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="225" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin6038620B-C986-A9AE-CFBD-6EB3F9E067EE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Consumer prices rising, inflation remains mild</title>
<description><![CDATA[A spike in gas prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in  February by the most in more than three years. But outside the gain in  fuel costs, inflation was mostly modest.
The consumer price index  increased a seasonally adjusted 0.7% last month from January, the Labor &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17358360-consumer-prices-rising-inflation-remains-mild</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17358360-consumer-prices-rising-inflation-remains-mild</guid><category>business</category><category>prices</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>costs</category><category>inflation</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>gasoline-prices</category><category>consumer-price-index</category><category>fuel-costs</category><category>food-prices</category><category>consumer-costs</category><category>comsumer-prices</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:30:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60008A65D849-AD48-9359-940C-897244A8C997.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60008A65D849-AD48-9359-940C-897244A8C997.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Are Gas Prices Suddenly So High? Blame the Refineries </title>
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It's been an unusually expensive winter for drivers. Instead of dropping like normal during America's chilly travel lull, average gas prices have marched up to around $3.80-a-gallon. That's noticeably higher than at this time in any of the past five years, even though the price&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17100109-why-are-gas-prices-suddenly-so-high-blame-the-refineries</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17100109-why-are-gas-prices-suddenly-so-high-blame-the-refineries</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>philadelphia</category><category>motorists</category><category>world-news</category><category>crude-oil</category><category>oil-refineries</category><category>port-arthur</category><category>energy-information-agency</category><category>crack-spread</category><category>jordan-weissman</category><category>fleecing-the-countries</category><category>expensive-winter</category><category>standard-annual-maintenance</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:40:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Media Protect Their President By Ignor ing Climbing Gasoline Prices</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As of Tuesday, U.S. gasoline prices had increased for 32 straight days. The media, however, aren't interested. They would be, though, if a Republican &mdash; particularly a Bush &mdash; were in the White House.
According to the American Automobile Association, the average pric&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17025999-media-protect-their-president-by-ignor-ing-climbing-gasoline-prices</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17025999-media-protect-their-president-by-ignor-ing-climbing-gasoline-prices</guid><category>media</category><category>bush</category><category>oil</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>media-bias</category><category>msm</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:38:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinE92F2E06-50BF-84F1-6DAF-A4C9E36FC072.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinE92F2E06-50BF-84F1-6DAF-A4C9E36FC072.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pain at the pump:  Gasoline prices highest on record for early February</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gasoline prices are skyrocketing as Americans now pay more as a percentage of income now than in the past 30 years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[dBergeron]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[dBergeron]]></source><link>http://dbergeron.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16853371-pain-at-the-pump-gasoline-prices-highest-on-record-for-early-february</link><guid>http://dbergeron.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16853371-pain-at-the-pump-gasoline-prices-highest-on-record-for-early-february</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>gasoline</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>democrat</category><category>energy-policy</category><category>high-prices</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:35:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dBergeronF9AA6A09-633B-2529-09DF-7A986C69724F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dBergeronF9AA6A09-633B-2529-09DF-7A986C69724F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gas prices down, but expected to jump | Travel - WTAE Home</title>
<description><![CDATA[It was nice while it lasted :)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[michaline]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[michaline]]></source><link>http://michaline.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16109797-gas-prices-down-but-expected-to-jump-travel-wtae-home</link><guid>http://michaline.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16109797-gas-prices-down-but-expected-to-jump-travel-wtae-home</guid><category>travel</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>usa</category><category>news</category><category>rising</category><category>soon</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaline8448BF38-CA47-8E6C-E2F7-AC75EAF93760.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaline8448BF38-CA47-8E6C-E2F7-AC75EAF93760.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>I was wrong about the election.........</title>
<description><![CDATA[I didn't think Obama had a snowballs chance in hell of being re-elected and I predicted a landslide victory for Romney......I was wrong.
Best wishes to us all over the next four years. We're going to need it since it's obviously okay with the media and Obama supporters if:
(1) we&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elaine-1503791]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Elaine-1503791]]></source><link>http://elaine1503791.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15002460-i-was-wrong-about-the-election</link><guid>http://elaine1503791.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15002460-i-was-wrong-about-the-election</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>obama</category><category>benghazi</category><category>fast-furious</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 23:22:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Economists Shoot Down Fox News' 'Ridiculous' Gas Price Fable </title>
<description><![CDATA[
FoxNews.com is trying to dispute President Barack Obama's accurate assertion during the second debate that gasoline prices plummeted right before he was inaugurated due to the broader economic downturn, citing experts that "question" his claim. But one expert's argument has bee&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650895-economists-shoot-down-fox-news-ridiculous-gas-price-fable</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650895-economists-shoot-down-fox-news-ridiculous-gas-price-fable</guid><category>us</category><category>energy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>usa</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>fox</category><category>united-states</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fox-news</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>dems</category><category>fox-news-channel</category><category>democrat</category><category>debates</category><category>bill-oreilly</category><category>oil-production</category><category>2012-election</category><category>2012-elections</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:59:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozA993F986-2DDE-54A1-25A4-CBB665A9986D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozA993F986-2DDE-54A1-25A4-CBB665A9986D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hey Mitt, more drilling will not lower gas prices and the idea of government controling them sounds more like Socialism than GOP free-market policy.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Energy was a big topic in the second presidential debate. The word alone was mentioned 40 times. Gas or gasoline were mentioned 30 times. At one point, Mitt Romney told the audience that President Obama is not &ldquo;Mr. Gas,&rdquo; which was meant as an insult but would usuall&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/20/14576173-hey-mitt-more-drilling-will-not-lower-gas-prices-and-the-idea-of-government-controling-them-sounds-more-like-socialism-than-gop-free-market-policy</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/20/14576173-hey-mitt-more-drilling-will-not-lower-gas-prices-and-the-idea-of-government-controling-them-sounds-more-like-socialism-than-gop-free-market-policy</guid><category>us</category><category>energy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>usa</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>united-states</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>dems</category><category>democrat</category><category>debates</category><category>oil-production</category><category>2012-election</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:03:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozAE168986-B5FB-8D52-D816-CFCD14833C25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="145" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozAE168986-B5FB-8D52-D816-CFCD14833C25.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama at Hofstra: Relatively Alert, Ergo Big Winner</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The best question at the second presidential debate came from Michael  Jones, an African-American who said: "Mr. President, I voted for you in  2008. What have you done or accomplished to earn my vote in 2012? I'm  not that optimistic, as I was in 2008. Most things I need for e&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mymymy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mymymy]]></source><link>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14535884-obama-at-hofstra-relatively-alert-ergo-big-winner</link><guid>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14535884-obama-at-hofstra-relatively-alert-ergo-big-winner</guid><category>economy</category><category>debate</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>candy-crowley</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:40:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-myF2F167DE-99C0-DFAF-E04D-DF8CF2785D2E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="64" width="64" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-myF2F167DE-99C0-DFAF-E04D-DF8CF2785D2E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="64" height="64" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>High Gas Prices in California Have Drivers Scrambling - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[California gas prices show what is in store for the rest of the country when Obama wins his second term.&nbsp; These gas prices are absolutely necessary for alternative energy efforts to be successful and to end the practice of people moving to the suburbs.&nbsp;
These prices ar&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JJChronicles.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JJChronicles.com]]></source><link>http://jjchronicles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14265208-high-gas-prices-in-california-have-drivers-scrambling-nytimescom</link><guid>http://jjchronicles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14265208-high-gas-prices-in-california-have-drivers-scrambling-nytimescom</guid><category>taxes</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>california</category><category>us-news</category><category>environmentalists</category><category>progressives</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:16:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jjchronicles0BFC15CD-F317-449C-2D6E-8D22F48AC2F3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jjchronicles0BFC15CD-F317-449C-2D6E-8D22F48AC2F3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Gasoline station owners in the Los Angeles area including Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) are beginning to shut pumps as the state&rsquo;s oil refiners started rationing supplies and spot prices surged to a record.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) stopped selling gasoline on the spot, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mymymy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mymymy]]></source><link>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14243441-california-gas-stations-shut-as-oil-refiners-ration-supplies</link><guid>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14243441-california-gas-stations-shut-as-oil-refiners-ration-supplies</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>california</category><category>us-news</category><category>gasoline-shortages</category><category>gas-rationing</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:04:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-my32C49BD9-F7B9-A006-7C2B-21978164B751.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="94" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-my32C49BD9-F7B9-A006-7C2B-21978164B751.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>10 Most Shameless Romney Debate Lies -- Debunked | Alternet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Your conservative relatives should see this.

October 4, 2012&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[paleo1969]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paleo1969]]></source><link>http://paleo1969.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14228801-10-most-shameless-romney-debate-lies-debunked-alternet</link><guid>http://paleo1969.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14228801-10-most-shameless-romney-debate-lies-debunked-alternet</guid><category>economy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>2012-election</category><category>too-big-to-fail</category><category>president-obama</category><category>10-romney-debate-lies-debunked</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2012 00:11:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paleo1969A88F504D-B18A-A5C1-0231-08D5E6CE15C4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paleo1969A88F504D-B18A-A5C1-0231-08D5E6CE15C4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oregon - a beautiful state without hidden charges - Washington State plus tax!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Well, as European with high domestic taxes, you sometimes laugh about the state sales taxes they charge in the U.S.
Canada seems to be on the same road as the European states with their "value added taxes" they call GST and PST, General Sales Tax, Provincial Sales Tax, respectiv&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></source><link>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12880277-oregon-a-beautiful-state-without-hidden-charges-washington-state-plus-tax</link><guid>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12880277-oregon-a-beautiful-state-without-hidden-charges-washington-state-plus-tax</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>canada</category><category>prices</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>oregon</category><category>washington-state</category><category>pst</category><category>sales-tax</category><category>gst</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:03:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenroth08EA74B4-0AA7-F2F8-A471-654B79301CBC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenroth08EA74B4-0AA7-F2F8-A471-654B79301CBC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sticker Price $6.97&lt;br /&gt;
Walmart final prize at the check-out $6.97&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;bought at Walmart's Albany Superstore&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenrothDC8CA447-04BA-67B6-DCBF-EBEE6C59B821.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="560" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenrothDC8CA447-04BA-67B6-DCBF-EBEE6C59B821.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;No hidden charges $6.97 final price.&lt;br /&gt;
It works in Oregon, why not in Washington State?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenroth78A21941-8472-4341-9728-C50D3D607320.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-rosenroth78A21941-8472-4341-9728-C50D3D607320.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Well, on I-5, the drivers did do indeed this &quot;plus tax thing&quot; in terms of speed.&lt;br /&gt;
65 mph plus tax = 67...70 mph&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gas Prices, Obama, and You</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gas Prices, Obama, and You
The negative consequences of higher gas prices seem not to receive the attention which I believe they deserve.&nbsp; According to the chart which I link here, the average price of a gallon of gas on, or around, the date when Americans went to the polls &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Socrates1]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Socrates1]]></source><link>http://socrates1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12677690-gas-prices-obama-and-you</link><guid>http://socrates1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12677690-gas-prices-obama-and-you</guid><category>economy</category><category>taxes</category><category>election</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>inflation</category><category>liberal</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>cost</category><category>democrat</category><category>conservative</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:05:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Gas prices lowest since January as July Fourth approaches - Bottom Line</title>
<description><![CDATA[
"Gas is down 54 cents from its peak of $3.94 in early April thanks to a drop of more than 20 percent in the price of oil. The decline means Americans are spending roughly $200 million per day less at the pump. Yet the savings hasn't encouraged people to drive &mdash; or spend &&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12422364-gas-prices-lowest-since-january-as-july-fourth-approaches-bottom-line</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12422364-gas-prices-lowest-since-january-as-july-fourth-approaches-bottom-line</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>cheaper</category><category>proprosals</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:27:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62AFB699A6-A86A-6923-9A1D-D19B68F1A30A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="97" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62AFB699A6-A86A-6923-9A1D-D19B68F1A30A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="97" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Experts predict average gas prices may fall below $3 this fall after dropping 14 cents in two weeks. When prices hit a record high, Republicans attributed sole responsibility to President Obama, even though there is no evidence that factors like drilling impact what consumers p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12403393-with-gas-prices-expected-to-drop-below-3-republicans-suddenly-silent-on-obamas-role</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12403393-with-gas-prices-expected-to-drop-below-3-republicans-suddenly-silent-on-obamas-role</guid><category>economy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>romney</category><category>boehner</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>obama-derangement-syndrome</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:44:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan9983D5F1-FB9A-3380-7CE7-0D3CC6CF2264.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="195" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan9983D5F1-FB9A-3380-7CE7-0D3CC6CF2264.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="59" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>20 Obvious Lies That Will Shock Conservatives (If They Ever Bothered To Read A Book Or Two)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Whenever conservative bloggers try to be clever and &ldquo;expose&rdquo; liberal myths, you just know it&rsquo;s time to pull out the rain coat, &rsquo;cause there&rsquo;s gonna be a whole lot of bullshit flying around. The latest example of this is John Hawkins&rsquo; &ldquo;2&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></source><link>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/24/12387542-20-obvious-lies-that-will-shock-conservatives-if-they-ever-bothered-to-read-a-book-or-two</link><guid>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/24/12387542-20-obvious-lies-that-will-shock-conservatives-if-they-ever-bothered-to-read-a-book-or-two</guid><category>iraq</category><category>constitution</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>slavery</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>war</category><category>death-penalty</category><category>government</category><category>communism</category><category>socialism</category><category>founding-fathers</category><category>fascism</category><category>clueless</category><category>leeches</category><category>john-hawkins</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:47:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=curiousgA40CCED1-7883-6973-CBED-6D66D7762FEF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=curiousgA40CCED1-7883-6973-CBED-6D66D7762FEF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="114" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>If you ever needed more proof that Drill Baby Drill won't affect gas prices...</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. produced over six million barrels of oil a day in the first quarter of 2012, the first time since 1998, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. Output in North Dakota skyrocketed to 570,000 barrels a day, outpacing Alaska to become the second-leading &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gedde]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gedde]]></source><link>http://gedde.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12129135-if-you-ever-needed-more-proof-that-drill-baby-drill-wont-affect-gas-prices</link><guid>http://gedde.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12129135-if-you-ever-needed-more-proof-that-drill-baby-drill-wont-affect-gas-prices</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>oil-production</category><category>drill-baby-drill</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Jun 2012 21:50:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How much will falling gas prices help Obama?</title>
<description><![CDATA[`Republicans accuse the president of driving up fuel costs by stifling domestic production &mdash; even though a gallon of gas costs less than it did a year ago.' -- The Week]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[EJ Rotert]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[EJ Rotert]]></source><link>http://ej-rotert.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12021251-how-much-will-falling-gas-prices-help-obama</link><guid>http://ej-rotert.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12021251-how-much-will-falling-gas-prices-help-obama</guid><category>election</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>falling</category><category>obama</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 09:59:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ej-rotert87040B90-9A3B-95C8-DD65-AA26B6191A9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="145" width="145" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ej-rotert87040B90-9A3B-95C8-DD65-AA26B6191A9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>GOP Congresswoman's Spokesman: 'Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators'  </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The post in question criticized Hayworth for not crediting Obama for a recent drop in gas prices.Townsend&rsquo;s comment, in response to another commenter, Tom, read:Listen to Tom. What a little bee he has in his bonnet. Buzz Buzz. My question today&hellip;when is Tommy boy go&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></source><link>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11995812-gop-congresswomans-spokesman-hurl-some-acid-at-those-female-democratic-senators</link><guid>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11995812-gop-congresswomans-spokesman-hurl-some-acid-at-those-female-democratic-senators</guid><category>women</category><category>attack</category><category>gas</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>senators</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>gop</category><category>obama</category><category>republican</category><category>acid</category><category>democrat</category><category>townsend</category><category>conservative</category><category>feminism</category><category>feminist</category><category>hayworth</category><category>misogyny</category><category>mandate</category><category>misogynist</category><category>ledbetter</category><category>war-on-women</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 23:08:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Falling at the pump: gas prices and GOP credibility</title>
<description><![CDATA[
There was a great story in The Post yesterday that was nothing but good news for the American consumer. &ldquo;Gas prices expected to fall further heading into summer&rdquo; read the headline. Truth be told, the story isn&rsquo;t new. Dropping pump prices have been reported on &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988486-falling-at-the-pump-gas-prices-and-gop-credibility</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988486-falling-at-the-pump-gas-prices-and-gop-credibility</guid><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>obama-derangement-syndrome</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:30:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Falling at the pump: gas prices and GOP credibility</title>
<description><![CDATA[
There was a great story in The Post yesterday that was nothing but good news for the American consumer.&nbsp;&ldquo;Gas prices expected to fall further heading into summer&rdquo;&nbsp;read the headline. Truth be told, the story isn&rsquo;t new. Dropping pump prices have been re&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988088-falling-at-the-pump-gas-prices-and-gop-credibility</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11988088-falling-at-the-pump-gas-prices-and-gop-credibility</guid><category>economy</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>us-news</category><category>president-obama</category><category>news-gingrich</category><category>republican-talking-point</category><category>2-50-per-gallon-newt</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:06:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C8D3950F-95DB-0B9A-084E-72B9FB4B15C2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="62" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C8D3950F-95DB-0B9A-084E-72B9FB4B15C2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Conservative blogger targeted by new 'swatting' tactic</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese Nelson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Therese Nelson]]></source><link>http://smartg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11964103-conservative-blogger-targeted-by-new-swatting-tactic</link><guid>http://smartg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11964103-conservative-blogger-targeted-by-new-swatting-tactic</guid><category>election</category><category>gas-prices</category><category>politics</category><category>left</category><category>liberal</category><category>catholic</category><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>polls</category><category>top-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 21:30:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>