21.   And if gasoline prices go up, he said, he wants cab fares to follow, but he doubts that they will.

22.   And gasoline prices are typically higher in California because of strict federal pollution regulations that require use of cleaner-burning fuels.

23.   And now, the stories warn, we are in the midst of another explosion in gasoline prices.

24.   And rising gasoline prices have taken a toll.

25.   And that, in turn, could send gasoline prices up, just as it did last spring.

26.   And that, in turn, puts little pressure on the oil companies to hold down gasoline prices.

27.   And the higher gasoline prices, he said, will further drive up the prices of oil stocks.

28.   And the report inflamed protesters already incensed at high retail gasoline prices.

29.   And they have been confronted with the kinds of unexpected challenges -- like rolling blackouts in California and rising gasoline prices -- that can derail even the best-planned agenda.

30.   And, even better, see gasoline prices plummet.