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...caps, especially with the U.S. drowning economically. One key signal will be the outcome of the battle for leadership of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. The contenders: Representative John Dingell of Michigan, who has defended Detroit from tougher fuel-efficiency standards and stood in the way of action on climate change, and the challenger, Henry Waxman of California, who scores high marks from environmentalists. (See pictures of Barack Obama's victory celebration in Chicago...
...carbon cap will help break the logjam that has kept global climate talks largely frozen for years, including the debate over whether the U.S. or developing countries should move first. Bush has argued that a global climate deal is meaningless unless the big developing nations are required to take action, but China and India say they won't act unless the U.S., which has emitted more carbon into the atmosphere than any other nation, moves first. If Washington does manage to pass a national cap soon, Beijing and New Delhi may have little choice but to follow the leader...
...because of the way he wrestles. He never gives up on anything.”This gritty approach makes the soft-spoken grappler a terror for opponents, as all five foes in last weekend’s Binghamton Brute Open quickly discovered. In his highly anticipated return to action, the No. 4 wrestler in the nation dispatched the field with two falls and three decisions, leaving little doubt that Caputo has maintained his ample skill.“He wrestles the way every coach will tell you to wrestle,” Knapp adds. “There?...
...Wright said. “My team needed me. We all need each other. I got in a little foul trouble, but they picked me up and we did well.”And it wasn’t just the freshmen getting in on the action. New starting junior Doug Miller came out strong in the first half, tallying eight points, many on layups after beating the Wildcats down the floor. It was Miller’s most significant work for the Crimson—in only his first start.Still, the story on the night was the freshmen. While...
...Africa. The vessel attacked by the marines was nothing more than a rickety old fishing dhow, and the eight men arrested are likely to be quickly replaced by hundreds of other pirates - not to mention the thousands desperate to join their ranks and get a piece of the lucrative action. The pirates have thrived in a situation of negligible government authority on land, where the Somali state barely exists. And they are further emboldened by the jurisdictional difficulty of figuring out where to put arrested pirate suspects on trial. Strict rules of engagement also prevent foreign navies from attacking suspected...