61.   - People who frequent riverboat casinos and drive sport-utility vehicles should be prohibited by law from griping about gasoline prices.

62.   A final factor in rising gasoline prices is more mundane.

63.   A plunge in gasoline prices also dragged other oil prices lower.

64.   A record spike in gasoline prices fueled inflation, as analysts had predicted.

65.   A strike at any California refinery could raise gasoline prices in the state, which already pays more than other parts of the country for fuel.

66.   A smaller-than-expected decline in gasoline stockpiles pushed gasoline prices lower.

67.   A recent surge in gasoline prices has become an issue in the presidential campaign and in Congress, and has prompted an investigation by the justice department.

68.   A spike in gasoline prices accounted for most of the increase.

69.   A series of MTBE plant shutdowns in recent weeks, some unexpected, have pushed gasoline prices higher at a time when gasoline consumption reaches a seasonal peak.

70.   A timing quirk in the method for calculating the index produced a sharp drop in gasoline prices and did not include much of the increase in airline fares.