USA Today Joins CNN, ABC in Inflating Gas Prices on Websites

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By Ken Shepherd (Bio | Archive)
May 13, 2008 - 11:19 ET

Screenshot of USAToday.com from morning of 5/13/2008 | NewsBusters.orgABCNews.com did it last week, CNN.com in April. Today, it's USAToday.com's turn.

"Average gas prices set record at $3.72 a gallon" reads the teaser headline on the USAToday.com Web site. Yet the photo (by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) accompanying the teaser on the front page shows a gas marquee with gasoline at $4.09-a-gallon.

That's a media markup of 9.9 percent.


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The Plan

May 13, 2008 - 12:37 ET by JDW

Pelosi had a gas plan when the libs took over in 2006. As everyone realizes the House conservatives recently wrote her a publicly released letter requesting an update on the 'plan'.

Well?

JDW

If you mention ANWR it means you don't care about the environment but when congress says ANWR it means you don't care about the gasoline prices

Come on Ken

May 13, 2008 - 23:05 ET by shawn228

The price of oil has gone up by $26 in a month. When are you going t stop accusing the msm of manipulating things and admit that the price of oil is skyrocketing and gas will soon follow?