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Condition. gas prices are creeping above the $4 per gallon mark. new york became the sixth state to rise above $4 per gallon, joining alaska, california, connecticut, hawaii, and illinois. washington, d.c., also makes this list. the national average is $3.83. recent retail surveys may suggest consumers are reaccount ing by purchasing less fuel. the inability to make real strides in trimming the nations deficit has a top ratings service downgrading the outlook on our debt from stable to negat...

Standard & poors, one of the leading debt rating firms in the country, said while they were still viewing american debt as aaa rated, the outlook was negative. it had turned to negative, which means basically theres a one in three chance that over the next couple of years that debt rating might drop from the bluest of blue chip levels, aaa, to something less than that. that is worrisome, because it would mean that you and i, the taxpayers, would have to pay more to borrow. and when were borrowin...