And since the Texas Governor doesn't have much power, he had no choice but to build a big coalition, work with the Democrats and generally conduct himself in a way that offered a perfect contrast to the eye gouging going on in Washington.

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So if history shows that proposed anti-price-gouging legislation has fallen flat on its face, and if two federal agencies have said they haven't found any evidence of price gouging by oil and natural gas companies, and no one has been prosecuted under existing laws for price fixing, then why the new legislation?

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Mere mortals will need to wait until the third quarter of the year -- if not longer, depending on their region and tolerance for some probable price gouging in the early going -- to get their hands on the mighty Nokia N96.

ENGADGET: Nokia N96 gets in-depth review months ahead of release

De Villers went on to say that "eye-gouging is something that we as a team will never be part of".

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Finally, using the v-chisel, Alberto makes the "leaves" of the flower by gouging shallow semi-circles on either side of the flower pattern.

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If found guilty of gouging, even a ban on the lower end of the scale would rule Rees out of most of Wales' Six Nations campaign which begins against England in Cardiff on 4 February.

BBC: Wales scrum-half Richie Rees awaits hearing date

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is encouraging candidates to go beyond talk of price gouging and windfall profits and talk about reform that would reduce dependence on foreign oil.

NPR: Petropolitics Play into Fall Elections

Those who blamed Big Oil for price-gouging at the pump should now look at what Big Food is responsible for doing on the supermarket shelf.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Fact vs. fiction on food vs. fuel

Lawmakers boasted of more efficient vehicles, less dependence on foreign oil, cleaner fuel sources and punishment for oil companies that dared to engage in price gouging.

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