HOUSE DEMOCRATS SPEAK ON THE RISING COST OF FUEL IN WASHINGTON
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) speaks about the rising cost of gasoline on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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