Fri 18 Jul 2008 | 14:35 EDT

Today on Reuters (1/5)

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Gas for $8 a gallon 11:58am ET

If $4 a gallon gasoline is upsetting, it could be worse. In Alaska -- a major crude oil producer -- prices have hit as much as $8.55 a gallon.  Full Article 

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Adapt or die

With online sales soaring, analysts warn that bricks-and-mortar retailers need to turn their shops into more attractive places to visit or prepare for the worst.  Full Article 

Insight (1/4)

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Time to intervene

The time may have come for sustained coordinated intervention by governments to support the wilting U.S. dollar.  Full Article | More Columns 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 130.16 -0.70% 18 Jul 2008 14:24 EDT
Gold 955.4 -1.58% 18 Jul 2008 14:32 EDT
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Inflation Watch

Inflation, the curse of the 1970s, is staging a comeback.  Full Coverage 

 
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One Man Band

How the "Naked Cowboy" transformed himself into a Times Square icon.  Full Coverage 

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News Quiz

Which city is the most expensive? How did Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac get their names?  Take Quiz 

Heavy Metal Friar
Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 08:00pm EDT 
62-year-old Friar Cesare Bonizzi is not the typical heavy metal rocker but he proudly shouts lyrics about alcohol, sex and life in general.
Mandela: happy to reach 90

Jul 18 - On his 90th birthday Nelson Mandela says he's happy to have reached the milestone anniversary.  Play Video

 

poll

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Drive my carpool everyday
Cut my neighbors lawn for the year
Let my kids pick out my wardrobe for a year
Campaign for the party I wouldn't vote for
Nothing, I ride my bike everywhere
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Bearing Witness
Reuters award-winning multimedia piece, reflecting five years of reporting the war in Iraq.