Average gas prices close in on $4-a-gallon

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A motorist fuels up his car at a gas station on March 16, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide has jumped nearly four cents over the past two weeks.

That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.97.

Midgrade costs an average of $4.11 a gallon, and premium is at $4.22.

Of the cities surveyed, Tulsa, Okla., has the nation's lowest average price for gas at $3.66. Chicago has the highest at $4.45.

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