Gas Prices: Higher gas prices cloud Obama's re-election hopes

Many motorists were filling up Thursday in anticipation of more big price hikes in metro Detroit. / JESSICA J. TREVINO/DETROIT FREE PRESS By Zlati Meyer As gas prices spike this week, some savvy or just lucky drivers are still finding deals aroundGasoline drips from a nozzle at gas station Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Lake Oswego, Ore. Oil prices hit a new nine-month high Thursday as the dollar fell and US gas pump prices climbed closer to $4 a gallon, the highest ever for this time of

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