25 minutes ago by John Frisby

Dec 18, 2009 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he “still” smelled sulfur after President Obama made a keynote speech at the Copenhagen climate conference Friday, accusing the American president of carrying the same satanic scent that Chavez believes followed Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush. ...

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31 minutes ago by John Frisby

Dec 18, 2009 Veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday dismissed US President Barack Obama’s trip to UN climate change talks in Copenhagen as a “show,” and complained that the world’s poor will shoulder the burden of any summit agreement. Castro’s opinion article, titled “The Moment of Truth,” als ...

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35 minutes ago by John Frisby

Dec 18, 2009 By Gerald Warner When your attempt at recreating the Congress of Vienna with a third-rate cast of extras turns into a shambles, when the data with which you have tried to terrify the world is daily exposed as ever more phoney, when the blatant greed and self-interest of the participants ...

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1 hour ago by John Frisby

Dec 18, 2009 By MICHAEL CASEY and JENNIFER LOVEN COPENHAGEN (AP) - President Barack Obama said the United States, China and several other countries reached an “unprecedented breakthrough” Friday to curb greenhouse gas emissions - including a mechanism to verify compliance - after a frenzied day of d ...

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1 hour ago by John Frisby

Dec 18, 2009 By Chris Green China is attempting to scupper chances of a comprehenive agreement at the Copenhagen climate summit by using delaying tactics, sources inside the negotiations have told The Independent. At an emergency meeting convened at the Bella Center this morning, Barack Obama and Go ...

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1 hour ago by John Frisby

US president offers no further commitment on reducing emissions or on finance to poor countries Dec 18, 2009 Barack Obama stepped into the chaotic final hours of the Copenhagen summit today saying he was convinced the world could act “boldly and decisively” on climate change. But his speech offered ...

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2 hours ago by ispeak2u

Governance & Economy Introduction Man created society because unity was considered to be strength that would protect the frail human specie from hostile environment. Human intelligence, as distinct from that of rest from the animal kingdom, is to be credited for this unique achievement. The same int ...

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2 hours ago by thaiintelligentnews

Why do my Siamese cats like taking on risk By Pooky, this blog economic journalist Yes, I know it sounds unbelievable, but give me a chance. If you have been following Thai Intelligent News, you know we were the first to warn of the potential of a Thai financial melt-down. Our rationals was that the ...

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2 hours ago by indyfromaz

IBD: We’d guess Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana sums up the Beltway wisdom when he says that tension across party lines makes it tough to rein in the debt and deficits. “Democrats want to spend more than we can afford,” he said. “Republicans want to cut more taxes than we can afford.” And since ...

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3 hours ago by Shark

Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a compromise health-care plan that would allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare because of opposition from Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, two senior Democratic sources said Monday. "It’s what the White House wants, and there aren’t many other options t ...

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