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Rice Kicks Off Climate Summit

Secretary denies US is trying to undermine UN work

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Sep 27, 2007 3:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Condoleezza Rice insisted the US is serious about fighting global warming today, as top polluting nations began a two-day conference in Washington. "Climate change is a global problem and we are contributing to it," the Secretary of State said. President Bush convened the... Read full story »

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