Rising Fuel Prices and the Appropriate Federal Response: Hearing Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, June 28, 2000U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 293 lappuses |
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