The volume of exports leaving the big emerging markets grew most in Brazil, with Russia bringing up the rear, according to a report of fourth quarter trade volume from the Worl d Trade Organization on Monday.

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Members of the commission and university officials were more than pleased to point out the similarities between the two rhetorical contests, saying the commission's 13 years of existence, and its fourth presidential election cycle, were testimony to its effectiveness as an educational organization.

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut its global demand forecast for 2008 for the fourth time this year, saying that consumption would continue to slow in 2009.

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