But even Bernanke is warning that gas prices could temporarily drive short-term inflation.

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Police responded by firing warning shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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Stubby, as the dog became known, comforted the wounded and was devoted to his comrades, warning them at one point of a gas attack and giving them time to don their gas masks.

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Algerian forces stormed a gas facility to free foreign hostages without warning other governments, leaving leaders in a series of capitals scrambling to get information on their citizens' fates.

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National Grid, which distributes energy, gave warning for the first time that there might not be enough gas to go round and some big industrial users had to cut production.

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The developments are reportedly right in line with the US government's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Initiative, and we're sure officials are mighty proud of the E-Flare, which provides optical and acoustic warnings coupled with a force-feedback gas pedal, and E-Horn, which accepts incoming warning signals from emergency vehicles and alerts the driver via (presumably distracting) in-cabin lights and sounds.

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Economists would say the rising prices are like the check engine light coming on on the dashboard, and to lift the gas tax would just put a piece of black tape over the warning light.

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