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Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years
COPENHAGEN - New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in the summertime as early as 2014, Al Gore said Monday at the U.N. climate conference. This new projection, following several years of dramatic retreat by polar sea ice, suggests that the ice cap may nearly vanish in the summer much sooner than the year 2030, as was forecast by a U.S. government agency eight months ago.
Nations:Greenland Denmark People:Al Gore Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AP)
2009-12-14
Dems weigh dropping Medicare expansion in overhaul
WASHINGTON - The end game at hand, Senate Democrats appeared ready to jettison a proposed Medicare expansion from historic health care legislation Monday in hopes of assuring Christmas-week passage of the bill to extend coverage to tens of millions.
Nations:Canada U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Bob Casey Arlen Specter Harry Reid Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-12-14
Obama implores top bankers to increase lending
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama implored top bankers Monday to help keep the fragile recovery from faltering by boosting lending to small businesses and getting behind an overhaul of financial regulation. "We rise and fall together," he declared.
People:Bill Clinton Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. 2008 U.S. Financial Rescue
2009-12-14
Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks
COPENHAGEN - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session - a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nations:Denmark Norway Canada Algeria Brazil Switzerland People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Al Gore Wen Jiabao Steven Chu Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting
2009-12-14
Developing countries boycott UN climate talks
COPENHAGEN - China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.
Nations:Denmark India Algeria Switzerland Netherlands Australia People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Steven Chu Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AP)
2009-12-14
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