Look for online exchanges in your area ( Craigslist.com is a great place to start) and then trade a service or item.

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Trade has become a hot item in Washington and on the presidential campaign this year.

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Trade apart, however, the big item in Santiago was education, a subject long neglected.

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Moreover, Rajaratnam had too much information at his disposal for any single item to account for a given trade.

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Trade with Russia is geared towards the usual item: oil and gas.

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