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Casey targets gouging at the pump

July 1st, 2008, posted by RobHop

The federal government is so poorly staffed to investigate oil speculation and price gouging that its agents might as well be “cops going after criminals with water pistols,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr.

In a meeting Monday with the Bucks County Courier Times’ editorial board, the Pennsylvania Democrat called for a national effort to define price gouging and make it illegal.

Responding to questions about the price of home heating oil, Casey also suggested a needed expansion of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP.  read more »

Barletta announces energy plan

June 25th, 2008, posted by RobHop

Congressional candidate and Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta proposed more drilling and the greater use of alternative fuels during a Monroe County press conference on Wednesday.

“It’s important, especially here in Monroe County, which is dependent on tourism that will affect the economy, and because so many people commute to work from here,” Barletta said.

Barletta, a Republican, is in a race to unseat U.S. Congressman Paul Kanjorski, a Democrat, for Pennsylvania’s 11th District, which includes Monroe County.  read more »

McCracken for Congress -- Progress Report -- May 4th 2008

May 5th, 2008, posted by vmo1701

As we move the campaign from Democratic primary to general election mode, I am going to make some changes to the weekly progress report. Over the last few months I’ve used this weekly report give updates on the events we’ve participated in over the past week. I’ll continue to keep you informed on where we’re at and what we’re doing but I’m going to provide comment on issues of interest to the citizens of the 5th district. We’ll also keep you updated on what is going on inside the campaign.  read more »

Wawa Discounts Gas For Cash Customers Because of Credit Card Fees

April 2nd, 2008, posted by wavingflags

I just read today over at DailyLocal.com that a bunch of Wawa’s have started asking customers to pay for gas with cash as opposed to credit and debit cards because of the crazy fees attached to them. The article (link below) says that they’re dropping the price by 1 to 5 cents in order to try and get customers to make the switch.  read more »

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