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Forecast for Global Oil Demand Cut

Oct. 10, 2008
Oil prices fell to their lowest level in more than a year, as the slowing global economy led the International Energy Agency to cut its forecast for global demand.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler