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    G8 Climate Deal; Putin Proposes Alternate Missile-Shield Site

    At the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, there were some surprising breakthroughs today.   Leaders announced they have reached an agreement on goals for cutting carbon emissions, and Russia's President Valdimir Putin has offered what could be a way out of his stand-off with George Bush about a missile defense shield. Craig…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, there were some surprising breakthroughs today.Leaders announced they have reached an agreement on goals for cutting carbon emissions, and Russia's President Valdimir Putin has offered what could be a way out of his stand-off with George Bush about a missile defense shield. Craig Whitlock, who is covering the summit for the Washington Post, has the details.

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      The Aftermath Project

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    1 of 3
    Slowing Global Warming, Just Hot Air without China and India?
    1. 1:50G8 Climate Deal; Putin Proposes Alternate Missile-Shield SiteYou’re reading this
    2. 7:33Should World Help Developing Nations Control Carbon Emissions?
    3. 42:20LeBron and Le NBA Finals
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