An SUV drives past a filling station advertising gas for $1.95 per gallon, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Cleveland. Oil prices surged above $70 a barrel Tuesday in the final hours of a two-year U.S. presidential campaign, mirroring global stock markets that strengthened from Asia to Europe. A weaker dollar helped too. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ORG XMIT: OHTD106