It turned out the winner in a Coke sweepstakes. Mott said she owned the can, but Mercado sued for the prize. A district court judge has now upheld a lower court ruling saying Mott owns the can and the money. The judge says Mercado can't prove the can was a gift. Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was reacting to reports that prices rose more than eight and a-half cents a gallon in the last two weeks.
Gas prices are now above two-dollars a gallon is some areas.
And he says that's why the administration is planning to unveil a new energy strategy later this month. However, he said Bush does not favor price controls, gas tax rollbacks or other short-term steps. In fact, the spokesman says one reason America's having such big energy problems right now is that politicians have lurched from one quick fix to another. But he says he didn't intend to use the gun. His comments are in a videotaped police statement being replayed at the boy's murder trial in West Palm Beach, Florida.