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SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune
A motorist pumped gas at Costco in Mission Valley. Even with a bit of temporary relief in fuel prices, San Diego-area motorists still pay a substantial premium compared with drivers elsewhere in the nation.
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Pain at pump to persist
Experts: Prices will rise due to crude-oil cost, summer shift
By Craig D. Rose
STAFF WRITER
Despite jittery world oil markets, U.S. motorists are getting a break at the pumps as gasoline prices continue to ease. But experts say the good news for consumers is unlikely to continue much longer, as higher oil prices and a shift to summer fuel blends should soon send gasoline prices back upward.
Class-action lawyer avoids charges
Lerach's methods are under scrutiny
By Bruce V. Bigelow
STAFF WRITER
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have stopped short of seeking charges against prominent San Diego lawyer William Lerach and his former law partner.
Groups join to protect workers' comp cuts
Three initiatives could undermine state reforms
By Ed Mendel
STAFF WRITER
SACRAMENTO – Mobilizing early, business groups have formed a coalition to oppose possible initiatives that could undermine Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's cost-cutting overhaul of the workers' compensation system.
CryoCor to slash jobs and reduce research work
By Terri Somers
STAFF WRITER
Carlsbad-based CryoCor said yesterday that it would cut about 20 jobs and some of its research programs in an attempt to save cash while pursuing regulatory approval of a treatment for irregular heartbeat.
Drug sales fall in Canada
U.S. seniors find more savings with Medicare
By Martiga Lohn
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Retired furniture store owner Don Brock quit buying prescription drugs from Canada this year, now that he's signed up for the new federal Medicare drug benefit.
TV advertisers play to Hispanic market
By Stuart Elliott
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
It is a “big event” television program, watched by increasingly larger audiences. Because the program is live, viewers are more willing to watch as it is being broadcast rather than tape it for later.
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