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Crunch Time at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference: Will Week 2 Make a Difference?

Dec. 13, 2009
Negotiators in Copenhagen are holding out hope that newly arriving world leaders will bridge the gap between rich and poor nations and seal a climate deal -- or something close to one
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch