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Posted: Wednesday, 31 October 2012 4:14PM

AAA: Gas Prices To Go Down In Wake Of Sandy



Rob Graham Reporting
rob@wina.com

There's been a lot of talk about what will happen to gas prices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  Windy Van Curen of AAA:



Van Curen says it's a case of supply and demand:
 

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