21.   President Clinton said last week he would tap the reserve to drive down oil prices.

22.   Schumer predicted gasoline prices will rise to as much as two dollars a gallon this summer if neither the federal reserves are tapped nor OPEC supplies increased.

23.   That war marked the only time the reserve was tapped since its establishment a quarter-century ago.

24.   The administration tapped the reserve Friday to ease consumer fears about low supplies of home heating oil.

25.   The reserve was never tapped.