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...ys several factors are behind the rising prices. Paying at the pump Price per gallon of self-serve regular in selected cities: Anchorage, Alaska: $1.65 Atlanta, Georgia: $1.50 Chicago, Illinois: $1.77 Des Moines, Iowa: $1.59 Hartford, Connecticut: $1.74 Los Angeles, California: $1.87 Miami, Florida: $1.71 New Orleans, Louisiana: $1.57 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $1.65 St. Louis, Missouri: $1.60 Washington, D.C.: $1.70 Concerns over a possible war with Iraq have contributed to higher prices for crude oil. Iraq, with the world's second-largest proven oil reserves, is the ninth-largest exporter to the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition, supplies of crude oil have dropped because of a months-old oil industry strike in Venezuela, Lundberg said. Venezuela was the fourth-largest exporter of crude oil to the United States in November, before the strike began. Lundberg says two domestic factors also come into play. Cold weather, particularly in the Northeast, has increased the demand for hea...