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Countries looking to US leadership on climate

Published December 4, 2008, 5:59 pm, Las Vegas Sun

Thu, Dec 4, 2008 (5:54 p.m.) Countries around the world are looking to Barack Obama for leadership in reaching a global climate treaty next year, but no nation will be able to singlehandedly deliver a final agreement, a senior U.N. official said Thursday.

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