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    Senate Republican Goes Cold on Climate Bill

    Fallout from Arizona's new immigration law has already reached the US Senate, where Harry Reid now say it's time to deal with what is, after all, a federal issue. Republican Lindsay Graham calls that a “ cynical ploy ” to appeal to Hispanic voters, and he's backing away from a bipartisan compromise on climate change.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Fallout from Arizona's new immigration law has already reached the US Senate, where Harry Reid now say it's time to deal with what is, after all, a federal issue. Republican Lindsay Graham calls that a “cynical ploy” to appeal to Hispanic voters, and he's backing away from a bipartisan compromise on climate change. Cut to California, where Texas oil companies are spending big money to repeal what's now the toughest climate-change law in the country. If voters agree in November, will the effort to curb global warming suffer a double whammy?

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    Climate Change, Immigration Reform and California
    1. 0:00Oil Rig Explosion Pours 1,000 Barrels a Day into the Gulf
    2. 7:47Senate Republican Goes Cold on Climate BillYou’re reading this
    3. 42:37Is Great Britain Headed for Coalition Government?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Katie Cooper

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      Bryan Walsh

      Axios correspondent covering emerging technology and global trends

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      Eric Pica

      Director of Domestic Policy Campaigns, Friend of the Earth

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      Jim DiPeso

      Policy Director, Republicans for Environmental Protection

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Climate Change, Immigration Reform and California
    1. 0:00Oil Rig Explosion Pours 1,000 Barrels a Day into the Gulf
    2. 7:47Senate Republican Goes Cold on Climate BillYou’re reading this
    3. 42:37Is Great Britain Headed for Coalition Government?
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