Germany’s Merkel defends climate accord – Forbes
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Germany’s Merkel defends climate accord – Forbes
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action. Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that “Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order – no
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Officials: Iranian troops leave disputed oil well – Boston Globe
BAGHDAD— Officials say Iraqi oil workers are back at a disputed oil well in southern Iraq that was seized by Iranian forces earlier this week. Two Iraqi government officials and a worker at the site say Iraqi army troops escorted the workers Sunday morning to well No. 4, about 50 meters from the
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Myanmar state press says no charter change for now – Forbes
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s new constitution, adopted last year despite criticism it is undemocratic, cannot be changed before next year’s planned elections, the country’s state media said in a commentary Sunday. The article, which appeared Sunday in the New Light of Myanmar and other newspapers
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Autism affects 1 percent of U.S. children, CDC says – Cleveland Plain Dealer
WASHINGTON — About one out of every 110 U.S. children has been diagnosed with autism, according to a new federal estimate. An analysis of medical records from more than 307,000 8-year-olds in 2006 found that about 1 percent — or one out of every 110 — had been diagnosed with an “autism spectrum
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Copenhagen politics: Obama’s climate change breakthrough – Examiner
Get alerts when there is a new article from the Portland Progressive Examiner. Read Examiner.com’s terms of use. Copenhagen politics: Obama’s climate change breakthrough. President Barack Obama has secured a non-binding agreement at the Copenhagen climate change summit. Five countries, including the
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With Nelson on board, Senate moves toward health care vote – Denver Post
WASHINGTON — Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama’s signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage. At the White House, Obama thanked the Senate Democrats. “With
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