Obama cheers for higher gas prices, says Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour , a potential presidential contender, accused the Obama administration Wednesday of favoring a run-up in gas prices to prod consumers to buy more fuel-efficient cars.
Barbour cited 2008 comments from Steven Chu , now President Barack Obama's energy secretary, that a gradual increase in gasoline taxes could coax consumers into dumping their gas-guzzlers and f...
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