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On the recordAugust 5, 2012
Further, when we talk about high oil prices, it is important to understand that high oil prices have a lot to do with Wall Street speculators who are buying and selling huge amounts of oil on the energy futures markets.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders links high oil prices to Wall Street speculation.

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