Bush in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil

                   
iht.com     May 16, 2008            

President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down the soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers. When Bush met with King Abdullah in mid-January, the president asked Saudi Arabia to raise... [read full story]                    

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Analysis: Saudis protect own interests in oil production (AP)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer Sat May 17, 3:39 PM ET WASHINGTON - When President Bush, once a Texas oilman, asked Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, he may have forgotten that the Saudis have a long memory. In the 1990s the OPEC cartel was eager to pump more oil in a grab for cash as...                    

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