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...recent panic over rising gasoline prices highlighted the political improbability of either a Bush or a Gore administration taking the tough steps necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Last summer, American consumers went into revolt when the gasoline price crept past $2 a gallon, and Washington was obliged to scramble for remedies. And yet, $2 a gallon may not be high enough: European success in curbing their own carbon gas emissions has relied in part on taxing gasoline so heavily - as much as 75 percent of the pump price in Britain goes to tax, compared with about 8 percent...
With the score tied at 3-3, Vermont's Jerry Gernander crept in untouched from the left circle and poked in Ryan Miller's rebound to give the Catamounts the lead with 5:22 to go in third period...
...festivities aside, the focus of all the parties was the outcome of the election. As the hours crept by and Tuesday night became Wednesday morning, watchers became visibly more tense, and signs of wear began to show...
...same afternoon that Israel's helicopters were shelling near Arafat's compound, suicidal terrorists on a small boat crept up to an American destroyer refueling in Yemen, stood at attention and set off an explosion that killed 17 crewmen. Later came a less effective attack on the British embassy in Yemen, along with fears that a new terrorist jihad could threaten innocents around the world...
Years ago, I did a publicity tour for a book that started creeping up the best-seller list, and as it crept higher, my accommodations got nicer and nicer until I was staying in stately hotels with real art on the walls and towels as big as blankets and where the answer to every question is, "Yes, sir. My pleasure, sir. Right away, sir." Black Lincolns waited at the curb, maitre d's whisked me to secluded corners, and I never saw a bill. Everything was handled quietly, out of sight. I went around for a week with...