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Unfortunately, the local "growth pays for itself" crowd doesn't seem to understand.

U.S. gasoline price should hit record Tuesday: AAA
Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:23pm EDT
By Matthew Robinson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average gasoline prices should hit an all-time peak on Tuesday and may break $4 a gallon in some areas this summer, battering consumers already reeling from high energy costs, according to travel and auto group AAA.

Mass transit use hits 50-year high on pump prices
Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:36pm EDT
By Rebekah Kebede
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans hopping buses and grabbing subway straps has climbed to the highest level in half a century as soaring gasoline costs push more commuters to take mass transit.