1.   Dole proposed the repeal of the tax to lower soaring gasoline prices.

2.   Instead, they get a lot of congressional grandstanding about how obscene profits should justify legislation to counter soaring gasoline prices.

3.   More awkward for Bush is the fact that his plan will do nothing whatsoever to prevent either blackouts in California or soaring gasoline prices this summer.

4.   Soaring gasoline prices have fueled calls for a government investigation into possible price-gouging at pumps in the Midwest.

5.   Soaring gasoline prices have landed President Bush in the middle of a political storm, and to some extent he has only himself to blame.

6.   The soaring gasoline consumption is driven by more than just the strong economy, though.

7.   Parts of the Midwest, including Iowa, have battled soaring gasoline prices in recent months.

8.   President Bush is about to unveil his long-awaited energy blueprint in the shadows of soaring gasoline prices and Western power blackouts.

9.   It is not only the Los Alamos problem that has made this a summer of dread for Richardson, but also soaring gasoline prices.

10.   Meanwhile, soaring gasoline prices helped push up retail sales by a faster-than-expected pace.