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...Mexico, which were exempted from Kyoto targets. Dimos also promised billions in aid to developing countries as an enticement to agree to a new deal at Copenhagen - though in a possible sign of how difficult such programs might be in a global recession, he refused to put a specific amount on the aid offer. But together with the Obama Administration's naming of Todd Stern as its special envoy for climate change, and with Gore's appearance on Capitol Hill, change has already come to the long-deadlocked global talks on warming. "This is a strong signal that Obama...
...applaud Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, for introducing a constitutional amendment this week that requires special elections to fill Senate vacancies. While special elections are often expensive and difficult to execute in a short amount of time, they are necessary to ensure that replacement senators are as responsive to their constituents as possible. Preserving democratic principles is well worth the extra trouble...
...have over a million square feet of building space around FAS,” said Scott Haywood, building manager of Kirkland House. “So if you look at what it costs for heating per square foot over the course of a winter, it may very well amount to that kind of money...
...high level of competition. It’s a good starting place, and I’m encouraged by where they may be able to go.”The team displayed a stellar effort up and down the lineup, as six players notched winning records despite the grueling amount of court time. Most team members competed in singles and doubles each day, testing the squad’s toughness.“As a team, everyone was playing with intensity and competing hard every match,” said Clayton, who was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury...
...Obama's leaky lobbyist ban. Lynn, Obama's choice to serve as the Pentagon's No. 2 civilian, got high marks for struggling to bring some accountability to Pentagon spending when he served as its top money manager from 1997 to 2001. By one account, he reduced the amount of undocumented Pentagon spending from $2.3 trillion to $1.3 trillion (before the federal banking bailout, only at the Pentagon could $1.3 trillion in undocumented spending be deemed progress...