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...President has no interest in political suicide; neither does the Vice President, who, despite his concern about the environment, is not expected to attend the conference. They have sent delegates to Kyoto armed with a proposal that is much weaker than the E.U.'s. It would push emissions down to 1990 levels, and no lower, some time between 2008 and 2012. Part of that reduction would come through an international system of emissions trading, by which, say, a power company based in the U.S. could upgrade a plant in China and use reduced emissions there to meet its domestic target...
...good to get these wins under our belt," Cadman said. "However, racing is never easy, even if the opposition is weaker, we are always racing against ourselves...
...squad's pair of meets began with a long, draining bus ride to the Big Apple on Friday. Because of the Lions relatively weak line-up, this meet was planned to be a chance for each Crimson swimmer to compete in her weaker events...
...draws teams from the New England, Atlantic Coast, Mid-Atlantic and Southern districts, where the nation's top boats generally sail. At Nationals, weaker districts join in, lowering the overall skill level...
...next two games were not nearly as dramatic, but they were certainly convincing. Playing against much weaker competition in Augsburg and Gustavus Adolphus, Harvard did what good teams do against inferior opposition--crush...