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US President George W. Bush sought again on Friday to persuade Saudi Arabia to raise oil output after arriving to visit the world's biggest crude exporter as record oil prices hit Western consumers. "Clearly, the price of gas is too high for Americans, and it's causing a hardship for many families of low income.

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