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Gas Prices Loom as Re-Election Obstacle for Obama

WASHINGTON - With gas prices climbing and little relief in sight, President Barack Obama is scrambling to get ahead of the latest potential obstacle to his re-election bid, even as Republicans are making plans to exploit the issue. No one seems more aware of the electoral peril than Obama himself. "My poll numbers go up...

Obama Says New Task Force Will Examine Gas Prices

LOS ANGELES -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to "root out" cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets, even as Attorney General Eric Holder suggested a variety of legal reasons may be behind gasoline's surge to $4 a gallon. "We are going to make sure that no one is taking...

Japan Crisis Spreads Doubts in Nuclear Countries

PARIS -- Japan's nuclear crisis reverberated in atomic power-friendly countries Wednesday, with China saying it would hold off on approving new nuclear plants and French lawmakers questioning top energy executives about the safety of their reactors. Some governments have put their nuclear future on hold, at least for now,...

Opinion: Why Libya Matters to the US

The political crisis in the Middle East and North Africa is widening and deepening. The overthrow of dictators in Tunisia and Egypt has changed future political possibilities in that region. Now all eyes are on Libya and Moammar Gadhafi. While the United States is somewhat isolated from the conflict in Libya, the outcomes...

China Cracks Down on Call for 'Jasmine Revolution'

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities cracked down on activists as a call circulated for people to gather in more than a dozen cities Sunday for a "Jasmine Revolution" apparently inspired by the wave of pro-democracy protests sweeping the Middle East. The source of the call was not known, but authorities moved to halt its spread...