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$4-a-gallon gas? Predictions surprise Bush

節錄自上面新聞的對話:
Peter Maer of CBS News Radio asked: “What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4-a-gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing … ”

“Wait, what did you just say?” the president interrupted. “You're predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline?”

Maer responded: “A number of analysts are predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline.”

Bush's rejoinder: “Oh, yeah? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.”

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