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Is There a 'Green' Lining in the Cloud of This Oil Crisis?
The Senate is holding hearings on whether oil prices are being manipulated by investors. Who gains from higher prices? What kind of lifestyle changes will Americans be forced to make? Guest host Sara Terry looks beyond sticker price shock at the gas pump. Also, speculation on the results of today's primaries, and a major conference on hunger opens today in Rome.
By Sara Terry • • 1h 0m ListenThe Senate is holding hearings on whether oil prices are being manipulated by investors. Who gains from higher prices? What kind of lifestyle changes will Americans be forced to make? Will more people go green? Guest host Sara Terry looks beyond sticker price shock at the gas pump. Also, speculation on the results of today's primaries, and if you think gas prices are high, imagine spending three quarters of your income on food. A major UN summit opens today in Rome to tackle the global food crisis.
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3 storiesAP Calls Primary for Obama, Clinton Ponders Next Move
New reports and pundits are speculating today about what Hillary Clinton will say tonight in her speech from New York after polls close in the final two primary states of South Dakota and Montana. Regardless of whether Barack Obama wins those contests, political analysts say, the focus will be on Clinton.
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The spiraling cost of gas is hitting hard everywhere. Truckers and fishermen in Europe are protesting prices that have reached $10 a gallon.
Read the story35 minThe UN Hunger Summit
In Rome today, world leaders have gathered to try to come up with a plan for dealing with the growing food crisis. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened the conference , telling delegates that food production must rise by 50% by 2030 to meet increasing demands. But food wasn't the only thing that had leaders shaking their heads.
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