Oil surges to record above $144

Oil prices rose to a new record Wednesday as traders mostly looked past a mixed inventory report to focus on continued geopolitical instability, currency issues and a looming jobs report.

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Video a focus of probe of Texas gov. mansion fire (AP)

In this image provided by the Governor's Office, the historic Texas Governor's Mansion is shown in mist and smoke as firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze early Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Austin, Texas. It left much of the 150-year-old home charred and inflicted damage that state officials described as 'bordering on catastrophic.' No one was inside at the time and arson is suspected. The mansion had been undergoing a $10 million renovation. (AP Photo/Governor's Office, Andrew Barlow)AP - Texas fire officials brought in canine teams and a national arson investigation unit Monday to search for exactly how and where a devastating fire started inside the governor’s mansion.



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Video a focus of probe of Texas gov. mansion fire (AP)

In this image provided by the Governor's Office, the historic Texas Governor's Mansion is shown in mist and smoke as firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze early Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Austin, Texas. It left much of the 150-year-old home charred and inflicted damage that state officials described as 'bordering on catastrophic.' No one was inside at the time and arson is suspected. The mansion had been undergoing a $10 million renovation. (AP Photo/Governor's Office, Andrew Barlow)AP - Texas fire officials brought in canine teams and a national arson investigation unit Monday to search for exactly how and where a devastating fire started inside the governor’s mansion.

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Obama’s vice presidential choice now the focus (Reuters)

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) shakes hands during a Chicago 2016 Olympics rally in Chicago June 6, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters - With Hillary Clinton out of the U.S.
presidential race, Democrats on Sunday began healing wounds
from a bruising nominating contest and speculated about Barack
Obama’s vice presidential choice.

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