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Gas prices hit two-month low

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The national average for a gallon of unleaded regular gas currently stands at $4.495, according to AAA. “We see prices decline this quickly about as often as the Cubs win the World Series … maybe twice a century,” said Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis.

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