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Far from Ike's path, an aftershock is felt: $5 gas

JsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? A gas station roof is seen laying on gas pumps caused by high winds from Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Beaumont, Texas. The storm blew out skyscraper windows, cut power to millions and swamped thousands of homes along the coast. Yachts were carried up onto roadways, buildings and homes collapsed and cars floated in floodwaters. HOUSTON (AP) — From Florida to Tennessee, and all the way up to Connecticut, people far from Hurricane Ike's destruction nonetheless felt one of its tell-tale aftershocks: gasoline prices that surged overnight — to nearly $5 a gallon in some places.Fears of supply shortages, and actual fuel-production disruptions, resulting from Ike's lashing of vital energy infrastructure led to pump price disparities of as much as $1 a gallon in some states, and even on some blocks.Late Saturday the U.S. Minerals Management Service said there were two confirmed reports of drilling rigs adrift in...
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