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Published 11/07/2009 by Philadelphia Inquirer


Top leaders needed at Copenhagen, negotiators say

BARCELONA, Spain - After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen, Denmark, negotiators said yesterday.

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