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  2. World Trade Report - Wikipedia

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    The report acknowledges the growing skepticism towards international trade, which has resulted in setbacks in regional trade integration efforts and the adoption of unilateral trade policies. WTO committees have witnessed an increase in trade concerns at the technical level, leading to trade tensions and a rise in government subsidies.

  3. 2008 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    This was the first presidential election since 1952 in which neither of the major-party nominees was the incumbent president or vice-president. Swing by state. States are listed by (increasing) percentage of Democratic votes, showing how the share of the vote changed between 2004 and 2008.

  4. World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The economists Harry White (left) and John Maynard Keynes at the Bretton Woods Conference [27]. The WTO precursor General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was established by a multilateral treaty of 23 countries in 1947 after World War II in the wake of other new multilateral institutions dedicated to international economic cooperation—such as the World Bank (founded 1944) and the ...

  5. Timeline of the 2008 United States presidential election

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    The following is a timeline of major events leading up to and immediately following the United States presidential election of 2008. The election was the 56th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008, but its significant events and background date back to about 2002.

  6. Comparison of the 2008 United States presidential candidates

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    Region 4 Representative for the Libertarian National Committee (2006–2008), National Rifle Association Board Member, Florida Chairman of Moral Majority (1980–1984), 2004 Constitution Party vice presidential nominee Member of the Georgia House of Representatives, (1988–1992) U.S. Senate committee memberships

  7. Timeline of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    1986-1994 - GATT negotiations culminate in the Marrakech Agreement that establishes the World Trade Organization (WTO). January 1, 1995 - The WTO comes into existence. May 1, 1995 - Renato Ruggiero becomes director-general for a 4-year term. December 9, 1996 – December 13, 1996 - The inaugural ministerial conference takes place in Singapore.

  8. 2008 United States elections - Wikipedia

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    Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was the Democratic nominee, and Senator John McCain of Arizona was the Republican nominee. Incumbent President George W. Bush was ineligible for re-election per the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits a president to two terms, and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney declined to run for the office.

  9. List of international organization leaders in 2008 - Wikipedia

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    2008–2012 [43] Caribbean Community: Secretary-general: Edwin Carrington: Trinidad and Tobago: 1992–2010 [44] Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) President: Julio Guillermo González Gamarra: Guatemala: 2007-2008 [45] Gloria Guadalupe Oquelí Solórzano de Macoto: Honduras: 2008-2009 [46] Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA ...