Over that same timeframe the price of oil in West German marks and Japanese yen rose 1% and 7% percent respectively.

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Aides have said the West Coast trip marks the start of a series of road trips around the country aimed at pressuring lawmakers to pass the economic stimulus package.

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The rejection by Californians of Proposition 23, which would have suspended the pioneering environmental and energy legislation that the state adopted in 2006, marks a West-coast brand of conservatism.

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This while Brent and West Texas light crude are the bench marks, they are top of the market.

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The album - Sant Allah (Homage to God) in Senegal's Wolof language - marks a departure for one of West Africa's most popular artists.

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The announcement today by President Obama, Prime Minister Brown and President Sarkozy marks a decisive moment for the West --but also another enormous failure of will by the three leaders.

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As with most cases, Dr. Steven Hayne performed the initial examination on Oliveaux, claimed to have seen bite marks no other doctors saw, then called in West to perform his quackery bite mark analysis.

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The video clearly shows that when the body of Haley Oliveaux was handed over to West and Hayne, her face was free of any abrasions or bite marks.

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It also marks China's latest step to win construction projects in the West, broadening from the country's sizable role in big-ticket projects in Africa and other parts of the developing world.

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