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...look for big gains for Ford, much less General Motors or Chrysler, despite their attempts to woo buyers with special incentive programs. This has all the makings of an Asian-only battle, and Toyota can only stand by and watch as its buyers defect to its Japanese and Korean rivals, with Honda at the head of the pack...
...Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gave all nations until Jan. 31 to sign onto the deal - in part because it was opposed by a handful of small countries - and to publicize the domestic actions they are willing to take to reduce carbon emissions. (See TIME's special report about the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference...
...also looking unlikely that the U.S. Senate will pass carbon-capping legislation anytime soon - Obama lost a key vote for cap and trade when Republican Scott Brown won the late Senator Ted Kennedy's seat in a special election in Massachusetts - and that could potentially invalidate the U.S. Copenhagen pledge and throw the continuing international climate talks into further disarray. "Unless [the U.S.] is serious about its own commitments, there will be a very serious impact on the talks," said Rae Kwon Chung, South Korea's ambassador on climate change. (See the world's most polluted places...
...Based on research in ‘Demonic Males,’ I will discuss why men like to fight, what makes human violence special compared to other primates, and why we are wired to relish tales of aggression,” said Wrangham. “‘Fight Club’ is a classic movie, and my talk may give [audiences] new perspectives...
...while there's a similar momentum to 1994's, the comparison is not apples to apples. Republicans remain cash-strapped, plagued by retirements and struggling to unite a base still somewhat inclined to fratricidal bouts of rage. Look no farther than the November special election in New York's 23rd congressional district for evidence of how a divided GOP will fail. Before they get to next November almost all of their candidates, and some incumbents, will have to win primaries in a landscape transformed by the tea-party movement. And there's a fine line with swing voters between being...