May 2008 - Posts
By Kevin Corke, NBC News White House Correspondent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – We're on the road in Indiana, talking to motorists about the rising cost of gas – which according to the latest Lundberg survey is up 15 cents a gallon over the past two weeks.
At Joe's Junction, a busy gas stop in Indianapolis regular gas goes for $3.71 a gallon and diesel tops $4.04 a gallon – about 9 cents higher than the national average.
It cost us about $48 to fill up the Mean Green Machine – our satellite transmission vehicle –which is a midsize hybrid-SUV.
Down the road at a Pilot truck stop in Pendleton, Ali Wolfe has seen the prices climb quite a bit during her six years behind the counter.
"I can remember when it cost a buck a gallon," she said. "Business hasn't dropped off any, but folks gripe a little more about the price. We pay more too you know, they're not alone, I'll tell you that."
It's all relative. They could be driving in San Francisco or Honolulu where gas cost even more.
By John Rutherford, Producer, NBC News, Washington
WASHINGTON - The Super Bowl football heroes brought their own special hero with them to the White House for their meeting with President Bush.
Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who lost both legs in Iraq and later gave the New York Giants a pep talk that helped propel them to the Super Bowl, stood among the Giants players on his prosthetic legs and listened yesterday as President Bush singled him out for praise.
"I'm proud to be on the stage with this man," said the president. "He has got the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars, and now he's got a Super Bowl ring minted for a true giant."
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| President Bush shakes hands with Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, the New York Giants inspirational co-captain, on the White House South Lawn on April 30 as quarterback Eli Manning looks on. |
After his remarks, the president stopped and bantered for a moment with Gadson.
"He really just thanked me," Gadson told me today. "It was a genuine thanks, and he told me I was a good man and he was proud of me."
From one battleground to another
Gadson's journey from the battleground in Iraq to the South Lawn of the White House began on May 7 of last year when a roadside bomb tore apart his legs on a street in Baghdad. I first met him on September 12 while he was recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
"I've been here a little over four months," he told me at the time, "and I've been on my feet for a little bit, and I'm making steady progress, so that's all I can ask for."
Ten days later, Gadson was asked by Mike Sullivan, a former football teammate at West Point and an assistant coach for the Giants, to speak to the 0-2 team before its game against the Washington Redskins.
"I just talked to them about life," said the former Army defensive end and linebacker. "I talked to them about their obligation as professionals to do their best."
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