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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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As the industry grapples with reducing weight without reducing attributes like size, safety or performance they are going to need to increase the use of lightweight materials. Honda believes it will be a help in climbing stairs or industrial operations that require a lot of squatting. Department of Defense and Fuel Economy.

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