Gasoline prices unlikely to budge

By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
President Bush will lament the high price of gas in an energy policy speech this week but doesn't plan to promise an immediate solution.
"There's no magic wand that can reduce the price of gas overnight," says Dan Bartlett, Bush's counselor. "This is an issue that requires national debate as well as substantive change of policy and habits over time."
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $2.25, according to the American Automobile Association's Web site, www.fuelgaugereport.com. A year ago it was $1.78.
Eventually, Bush said on April 8, Americans must change "the types of automobiles we drive." He has proposed spending $1.2 billion over five years to develop cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. See full story…