...Realtors (NAR) holds itself out as "America's largest trade association," bigger than the influential American Petroleum Institute. So why would this deep-pocketed group from Chicago reach out to Alaskans to oppose local salmon habitat...

...Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. Rising prices have been driven by tight supplies. The American Petroleum Institute reported Wednesday that U.S. oil production fell 15 percent in September to the lowest monthly level in...

...million barrels to 287.1 million barrels last week. Imports declined, while refineries were very busy. The American Petroleum Institute, a Washington-based trade group, said available supplies shrank by 8.1 million barrels. ''That was...