Obama made a big speech in Lansing, Michigan, on our energy dependence and need to move away from foreign oil.

Without a doubt, this addiction is one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced - from the gas prices that are wiping out your paychecks and straining businesses to the jobs [...]

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Crude skyrockets on a sliding dollar, geopolitics and a Wall Street report predicting $150-a-barrel oil.
By Catherine Clifford and Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com staff writers
Last Updated: June 6, 2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Oil prices shot up nearly $11 a barrel and settled Friday at a record $138.54 on geopolitical jitters, a dollar decline and a forecast that [...]

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Oil executives, from left, ConocoPhillips Executive Vice President John Lowe…

FRANKFURT, Germany — The euro rose against the dollar Friday as oil prices leveled out somewhat from record prices.
The 15-nation euro bought $1.5725 in European morning trading, up from $1.5699 in late New York trading Thursday.
In other currencies, the British pound edged higher to [...]

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A car drives past a Marathon gas station where regular gasoline is just under $4 a gallon, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Cincinnati. Oil prices went past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday. Associated Press © 2008

BANGKOK, Thailand May 22, 2008, 06:32 am ET · Oil prices hit a record [...]

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Morning Edition, April 11, 2008 · Demand for ethanol and other biofuels is a “significant contributor” to soaring food prices around the world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Droughts, financial market speculators and increased demand for food have also helped create “a perfect storm” that has boosted those prices, he says.
The soaring costs of [...]

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