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Meeting Shows U.S.-India Split on Emissions

Jul. 19, 2009
India used a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to dig in its heels against legally binding targets to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
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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