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Global Warming: Can it Still Be Turned Around?
The international consensus is that next month's meeting in Copenhagen will not produce the expected binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress? Also, the Attorney General is grilled about his decision on 9/11 trials, and the President and the Secretary of State on what's next for Afghanistan.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe international consensus is that next month's meeting in Copenhagen will not produce the expected binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress? Also, Attorney General Eric Holder is grilled about his decision on 9/11 trials, and as President Obama says he's close to deciding about troops in Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton goes to Kabul with tough talk for President Karzai.
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The international consensus is that next month's meeting in Copenhagen will not produce the expected binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress? Also, the Attorney General is grilled about his decision on 9/11 trials, and the President and the Secretary of State on what's next for Afghanistan.
Read the story1 minWill the World Wind Back the Clock on Climate Change?
The international consensus is that next month's meeting in Copenhagen will not produce the expected binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress? Also, the Attorney General is grilled about his decision on 9/11 trials, and the President and the Secretary of State on what's next for Afghanistan.
Read the story1 minHolder Testifies about Bringing 9/11 Trial to Civilian Court
The international consensus is that next month's meeting in Copenhagen will not produce the expected binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress? Also, the Attorney General is grilled about his decision on 9/11 trials, and the President and the Secretary of State on what's next for Afghanistan.
Read the story1 minAG Holder Testifies on Bringing 9/11 Trial to Civilian Court
On Capitol Hill today, Attorney General Eric Holder was grilled on his decision to try the accused 9/11 plotters in a civilian court in New York City.
Read the story1 minGlobal Warming: Can It Still Be Turned Around?
Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, showed up in Singapore last week for a reality check on next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen. The conference has been billed as the last, best hope for binding agreements to reverse climate change.
Read the story1 minHillary Clinton Visits Afghanistan for Karzai Inauguration
President Obama said today he'll explain to the American people "exactly what is at stake" in Afghanistan, how much it will cost and how long it will take. Meantime, Secretary of State Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul on the eve of President Karzai's inauguration.
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