So buying a hybrid version might ease some of the guilt, even if the savings at the pump do not end up offsetting the higher price.

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Its ability to transport water and pump gasoline would also end.

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Building on the strength of the ClearPad 3200, the ClearPad 3400 features a redesigned Analog Front End (AFE), an integrated charge pump, and advanced filtering algorithms for industry-leading Signal-to-Noise (SNR) and Signal-to-Interference performance.

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Over the last month gas prices have climbed 9% and with Brent crude prices up 30% since the end of June, odds are we will see further increases at the gas pump.

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Quarter-end balance sheet preparations are exacerbating the phenomenon, even as the world's central banks continue to pump cash into the banking system.

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Only when that damage appeared likely to trigger a renewed U.S. determination finally to end America's "addiction to oil" have the Saudis seen any need to bring down prices at the pump.

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