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Most consumers were understandably livid over the way gasoline prices leaped after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, peaking at an average $1.30 in October for an unleaded gallon. Actually, however, the U.S. rise was much less than the rise in European nations and Japan, where pump prices more accurately reflected the cost of crude. The Energy Department last week announced it had found no proof of profiteering by the oil industry, while the Hudson Institute concludes that 80% of the benefit of the higher prices went to the foreign nations that control the commodity...
...wheelchair onto the ramp and maneuvers it into the van. Once inside, his wheelchair locks into place and becomes the driver's seat. His right hand operates a horizontal steering wheel that takes almost no effort to turn; his left hand rests on a lever that activates a vacuum pump that in turn operates both the gas and brake controls. When the lever is pushed toward the window, the van accelerates; when it is pushed toward the center of the vehicle, the van brakes...
...true big men for the Big Red this year are Shawn Maharaj and Steve Johnson, who together pump in 22.6 p.p.g., including 73 three-pointers. The two almost brought the Crimson to its knees in January with 40 points...
...line. The company also hopes youngsters will go for Sun Blossoms tennis shoes, which sport white vinyl flowers that change color in sunlight. To top it off, the company will launch Catapult, a $100 shoe designed to compete with Nike's Air Jordan and Reebok's the Pump...
Global oil companies also sought to help restrain prices. After being admonished by Bush last August to refrain from profiteering at the gasoline pump, Big Oil has become mindful of its image and eager to forestall congressional moves to pass a windfall-profits tax. When the gulf fighting started, such energy giants as Chevron, Mobil and Shell pledged to freeze gasoline prices at company-owned stations. (The U.S. average for regular unleaded fuel was $1.24 per gal. as the war broke out, in contrast to $1.01 last August, just before the Iraqi invasion.) Shell, Exxon and other firms later...