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Thread #113326   Message #2410313
Posted By: GUEST,Jack the Sailor
11-Aug-08 - 04:04 AM
Thread Name: BS: It ain't China or Obama.
Subject: RE: BS: It ain't China or Obama.
Ossetia

The new crisis in the Caucasus has triggered alarm in the West, which gets much of its oil from a pipeline running through Georgia, and led to Cold War-style clashes at the United Nations. Oil prices rose again on Monday after a recent retreat from record levels, with crude topping $116 a barrel.