California refinery back online amid soaring prices

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By Gillian Flaccus on October 5, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices.

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