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Thursday, May 24, 2007

House OKs gas price gouging penalties     Send a link to a friend

[May 24, 2007]  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Responding to high costs at the pump, the House approved legislation Wednesday that would outlaw gasoline price gouging. Many lawmakers said that may be easier to say than to detect or enforce. The legislation would penalize individuals or companies for taking "unfair advantage" or charging "unconscionably excessive" prices for gasoline and other fuels.

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