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Gary Strauss<\/strong> Gas prices are heading up again.<\/p>\n Rising crude oil prices and a fall in U.S. supplies are driving wholesale gas prices up sharply. That has yet to be fully reflected at the retail level.<\/p>\n Prices at the pump \u2013 up 4 cents the past week to a national average of $3.52 a gallon \u2013 could climb another 15 cents or higher over the next two weeks. A year ago, the national average was $3.38.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s getting ugly,\u201d says Patrick DeHaan, senior analyst for gasbuddy.com. \u201cFirst and foremost, the political problems in Egypt are driving crude oil prices, but there has also been a sharp drop in oil supplies the past two weeks. This is coming at a time when demand is at its annual July peak.\u201d<\/p>\n Read More <\/a><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 5:00 pm<\/p>\n Tags: business<\/a>, terrorism<\/a>, war<\/a><\/p>\n
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