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By CHRISTOPHER S,http://nipple.katalog.1mega.info/viewthread.php?tid=461326&extra=. RUGABER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) Inflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. Those higher prices haven't derailed a steadily improving economy. But if they surpass $4 or $5 a gallon, experts fear Americans could pull back on spending, and job growth could stall, posing a potentially serious threat to the recovery. And the longer prices remain high, the more they could imperil President Barack Obama's re-election hopes. A few weeks ago, economists generally agreed that the economy was in little danger from higher gas prices as long as job growth remained strong. But fears are now mounting that gas prices could begin to weaken consumer confidence