Michael Masters, portfolio manager of the Masters Capital Management hedge fund, thinks Americans are getting hosed at the gas pump. According to Mr. Masters and others, the price for a barrel of oil would begin to fall almost overnight if Congress were to write legislation to remove speculators from the energy futures market. Is it possible that the recent run-up in gas prices is largely due to factors other than traditional supply and demand?

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