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<p>Gas prices at well over $4 per gallon are posted at a station near downtown Seattle and in view of the Space Needle, Friday. With gas prices still topping the $4-a-gallon mark in much of the country and forcing holiday travelers to spend more on fill-ups than they will on hotel rooms, this could be shaping up as the Memorial Day weekend where half the fun is not in getting there.</p>

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Gas tanks a drain on family budgets
May 29, 2011 9 p.m.

Gas tanks a drain on family budgets

Sky-high prices continue

NEW YORK - There's less money this summer for hotel rooms, surfboards and bathing suits. It's all going into the gas tank.