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COPYRIGHT 2006 Daily News
Byline: Caitlin Kelly
Feb. 12--Curbing U.S. dependence on oil may hurt us where we least expected it -- in the sweet tooth.
President Bush's State of the Union claim that America is "addicted to oil" has sparked a new focus on fueling cars with ethanol instead of gasoline.
Because ethanol is often made from sugar cane, candymakers are battling fuel refiners for sugar crops. Sugar prices have hit...
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