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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail gasoline prices in the United States have breached $2 a gallon, in some major cities as domestic fuel supplies drop sharply and fears abound over potential war on oil supplier Iraq.

The average retail price for regular gasoline in San Francisco was $2.044 a gallon Wednesday, while premium grades in cities like Los Angeles and Oakland were also above $2, according to the American Automobile Association.

Current high fuel costs are reminiscent of the sharp retail gasoline spike of the spring of 2001, when pump prices hit a nationwide record-high of $1.72 a gallon, and cities all over the West Coast and Midwest surged above $2 a gallon.