41.   State legislators have embarked on a display of very public angst if not outrage over one of the biggest spikes in home heating oil prices ever in peacetime.

42.   The impact on heating oil prices was moderated Monday by reports that Iraq is preparing to resume fuel shipments.

43.   The five Democrats and two Republicans in the Connecticut congressional delegation have tackled everything from defense contracts to heating oil prices.

44.   The Northeast was hit hard last winter by tight supplies and sharp jumps in heating oil prices.

45.   The run-up in heating oil prices was exacerbated by increasing demand amid tight supplies for heating oil in advance of what is forecast to be a cold winter.

46.   It was fuelled by a large rise in gas and heating oil prices as winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, heralding a period of high consumption.