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...have to be a commodities trader to worry about West Texas crude. Most of us know the price of gasoline to the penny, and it's starting to really pinch. President Bush made the rising price of oil a focus of his prime-time news conference last week. But as Bush has acknowledged, lowering the price of oil isn't that easy. "You can't wave a magic wand," he said. Oil, unlike other products and services that are manufactured and sold, obeys the laws of geology, not just supply and demand. "You don't make more oil," says...
...slow climb "gives people time to adjust," he argues, and affords industry time to develop new or more efficient technologies. Crude prices have been steadily rising over the past two years--to nearly $60 a barrel, compared with $30 in early 2004. While individuals are certainly feeling the pinch, the economy overall so far has continued to grow...
...Crimson’s final at-bat, Vance returned to the plate. A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitting sophomore Drew Casey had knotted the score at 10, and senior left fielder Ian Wallace waited on third with two outs...
With runners on first and third, backup catcher Drew Casey entered the game to pinch-hit in the lineup’s eight-hole. He skied the first pitch he saw into right field’s deep foul territory...
...Pinch-hitter Pilar Adams led off the frame with a sharp double to right field. Adams came around to score when the right fielder mishandled Brown’s lazy fly into the corner. Stefanchik followed with a single to center—bringing her to a perfect 4-for-4 in the game and 6-for-7 on the day—before another error brought Brown home to make...