Network blames the president for high gas prices and emphasizes government regulation and taxes over free-market solutions.Though oil prices have fallen about 20 percent from their April peak, NBC hasn’t let up in its scrutiny of the gasoline industry. The network aired a series during the week of May 16, 2005, called “Pain at the Pump,” which included the usual stories about people buying fewer SUVs and bemoaning gas prices above $2 per gallon. But it shifted into high gear on the May 19, 2005, “Nightly News” when Campbell Brown did a segment about blaming the president for high gas...