US truckers call for nation-wide shutdown

Truckers' protest urges Congress to stop subsidizing oil industry and build new refineries

A convoy of trucks rolled through Washington, DC, on Monday, as part of a protest to pressure Congress into acting on high gas prices. As gas around the US hit an average of $3.66 per gallon--a full 66 cents above the price this time last year--truckers called on the US government to take action. Full Story »

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by Dale Penn - Apr. 30, 2008

While this video story adds little new information, the passion of the truckers who are the subject of this story tells a story sometimes lost in the economic statistics and political rhetoric. If your dying, does it really matter if your doctor says your lab work shows a slight improvement, or isn't as bad as expected?

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