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PD Moderator	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 8:36:18 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse Crude oil prices have fallen by $10 per barrel in the last 10 days. Why? Most people who follow oil and gasoline prices agree that several reasons explain it: a rising dollar pushes commodities lower; weak employment numbers from the U.S. Dept. of Labor reflect slow economic recovery --little change in consumer demand-- while tensions have eased between Iran and Western nations over the country’s nuclear program. However, it may be premature to say that those tensions will remain muted. Last week Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak made a speech to the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem where he said the following: "Iranian deception and lies concerning their nuclear program have been on-going and well-documented.... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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Crude oil prices have fallen by $10 per barrel in the last 10 days. Why? Most people who follow oil and gasoline prices agree that several reasons explain it: a rising dollar pushes commodities lower; weak employment numbers from the U.S. Dept. of Labor reflect slow economic recovery --little change in consumer demand-- while tensions have eased between Iran and Western nations over the country’s nuclear program.

However, it may be premature to say that those tensions will remain muted. Last week Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak made a speech to the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem where he said the following:

"Iranian deception and lies concerning their nuclear program have been on-going and well-documented....

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enigmaFL Rookie Author Tampa Posts:51 Points:54,905 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 2:40:18 PM Ignore enigmaFL Report Abuse YEA thats what we need another country to POLICE the tax payers once again will be paying for it yet again
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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,590 Points:1,606,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 15, 2012 4:48:52 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse 1006: only time will tell. Iran has been around for a darn long time... Not as Iran but as Persia. Hmmm... like 2,500 years? Don't think the USA can compete with that time record.
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malfrog1 Champion Author South Bend Posts:2,186 Points:547,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 11:06:50 AM Ignore malfrog1 Report Abuse did not change since yesterday. The situation is the same.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,936 Points:2,342,585 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 10:10:01 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Crude oil prices may have fallen by $10 per barrel but the price of fuel is going up and remains too high at the pump! Israel will find a way to keep bothering Iran with web attacks to their nuclear facilities, selected bombing and killing nuclear scientist with car bombs from guys on motorcycles. Other countries, like China, will work their way around the UN Security Council P5+1 group meeting on May 23 and the coming July sanctions and continue to buy oil from Iran. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost, if possible! The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
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Jamer Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,744 Points:1,633,335 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 9:52:06 AM Ignore Jamer Report Abuse And the refineries in California cause the pump prices to rise as much as 40 cents a gallon in the coming week.
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hibsaw Champion Author Mississippi Posts:8,027 Points:1,679,040 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 9:45:23 AM Ignore hibsaw Report Abuse And, Iran continues to be a thorn in our side.
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mattymattmatt All-Star Author Scranton Posts:889 Points:361,615 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 9:29:00 AM Ignore mattymattmatt Report Abuse The first sentence of the blog post and I don't believe it. How can the dollar be rising? Is the rest of the world's countries doing SO bad that it is making the U.S. look good?
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too_darned_high Sophomore Author Indianapolis Posts:211 Points:334,085 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 9:25:10 AM Ignore too_darned_high Report Abuse There must always be some variable to bank on so oil prices can continue to fluctuate erratically. Iran is currently that variable.
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