WASHINGTON — With gasoline prices hovering at $4 a gallon nationally, many Americans are making tough choices: scaling back summer vacations, driving less or ditching the car altogether. Some seniors are choosing a tank of gas over their prescriptions. An ...

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Cardin, Gansler fight gas costs U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin and state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler appeared Monday in Baltimore, with Cardin calling for an end to federal subsidies for big oil companies and Gansler advocating state legislation that would ...

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NEW YORK — A stronger credit-card business helped Target Corp.’s net income rise 2.7 percent in the first quarter, even as customers were cautious about buying because of higher gas and food prices. Target’s credit-card business, which it uses to ...

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U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin and Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler teamed up Monday to try and bring down the runaway cost of gasoline in the state. Cardin, D-Md., called for an end to federal subsidies that amount to ...

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Consumers paid more for gas and food in April, lifting inflation to its highest level in two and a half years. But inflationary pressures have begun to ease this month and analysts say some prices could taper off by summer. ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers paid more for gas and food in April, pushing inflation to its highest level in two and a half years. But so far this month, inflationary pressures have begun to ease. The Consumer Price Index increased ...

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LARGO — Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker has authorized a $1 emergency fuel surcharge for taxi fares in the county. Baker has signed an executive order that authorizes the county’s Department of Environmental Resources to establish a $1 per ...

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NEW YORK — Motorists are paying nearly $4 for a gallon of gasoline as the oil industry reaps pre-tax profits that could hit $200 billion this year. This makes another big number hard to take: $4.4 billion. That’s how much ...

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NEW YORK — Retail revenue surged in April, helped by a late Easter holiday. The gains build on a trend that began late last year, but higher gas prices threaten to cut into consumers’ spending power. Overall, revenue at major ...

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Maryland’s business groups have dug in opposing sides of the gas tax debate, prompting early sniping between advocates that are most often allies. Transportation funding has emerged as one of the top issues for the General Assembly, one that could ...

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