Fear premium lifts gas prices past two dollars a gallon
Analysts attribute a rising fear premium to threats against oil supplies following attacks in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Prices for crude futures surged while gasoline edged higher, with economists noting Saudi spare capacity and global demand driving the surge despite no direct pipeline attacks.
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Federal judge blocks Bush abortion ban nationwide ruling
In San Francisco US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional saying it infringes a woman's right to choose. The decision affects about 900 Planned Parenthood clinics and their doctors nationwide and follows challenges by abortion rights groups.
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