Word: accounting
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...member countries of the OPEC cartel voted in Vienna on Thursday to maintain output at current levels rather than increase supplies in order to bring some relief to consumers, particularly in the gas-guzzling West. The OPEC oil ministers, whose countries account for about 40% of the world's entire crude-oil supply, also renewed their commitment to stick to their agreed quotas, rather than ship extra oil, as they began doing last April when several members ignored their agreed output limits. OPEC leaders, many of whose economies are heavily dependent on oil exports, have struggled to stabilize prices...
...their own rules of conduct when using the service, not unlike those with MySpace and Facebook. These rules were not put together by Twitter itself, which mandates only rules of use. Like many social-network sites, Twitter is self-governed by its members, and companies must take that into account as they join the service...
...something that labels me as different from everyone else.” Karp said that his client has provided authorities with “verifiable alibis,” stating she gave them “an hour by hour, if not a minute by minute” account of her whereabouts that day. The Globe and the Associated Press report that Campbell was taking a final the day of the shooting and suggest that she lived far from the scene of the crime. In fact, Campbell lived only two entryways—about 80 feet—away from...
...fundamentals of the environment in which Obama has made his choice account for much of this reality. Democrats have a solid majority in the Senate, and Obama is seeking to replace one reliably liberal vote with another, meaning the balance of the court will not shift, lowering the stakes. And the social issues that used to fire up the right when it came to judicial disputes have lost some of their power, with the economy in the dumps and younger citizens drifting toward the left...
...After the meeting, Finance Minister Kudrin said the government was drafting a new GDP forecast of its own that would "take into account all anti-crisis measures, which means the plunge will be greater" than previous estimates. He added that he expects inflation of around 13% this year...