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The Politics of Gas and Oil

Gas prices are soaring and that makes it a big political issue. Senator Dean Heller has proposed reducing tax breaks for the oil industry and using the money to cut the gasoline tax. Sen. Heller's proposal has been called a flip-flop by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley. This is just the latest issue to roil the political debate. We also discuss the latest scandal of government junkets in Las Vegas.

 

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Karoun Demirjian, Washington Correspondent, LV Sun

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