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User Info White House Dusting Off Plan For SPR Release--Source in forum [NotSoBreaking]
Argos
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News from the bottom of the hour:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/1....

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The White House is "dusting off old plans" for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen rising gasoline prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining the success of Iran sanctions, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday.
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The White House is "dusting off old plans" for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen rising gasoline prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining the success of Iran sanctions Obozo's re-election.

FIFY

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Just in time for elections I see.
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Keep in mind that Reuters, in the past, has been guilty of juicing the market late in the day with "news" that didn't really bear-out.
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"Dusting off" from earlier this year?

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Uh, I thought the current rise in gasoline prices was due primarily to refinery shutdowns and problems with production. How is more raw product going to help the pump price?

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The US Government is the only entity on earth that can exercise an entire multi-hundred million dollar agency, its' thousands of bureaucrats whose pensions we have to pay and a rabid PR machine, all over turning a ****ing valve or two.

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QE for the people baby, Obama gonna pay my gas bill
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The US faces stiff opposition to SPR release, says Reuters:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/1....

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IEA says no need for oil stock release, market well supplied

Japan, South Korea oppose tapping emergency stocks

France, UK open to discussing release with United States
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um putting aside if this is a good idea or not. just why does the US need permission from other countries to release oil from the US's SPR ?

wtf

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