Rhetoric:
There will be no price gauging at gas pumps in America. — President Bush, 4/28/05
Exxon Mobil Co. reported a 45% surge in net income, while Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s earnings rose 40%, as persistently high oil prices fed the industrywide profit bonanza.
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