Former Vice President Gore testifies at Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), appointed to the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Addressing Global Climate Change: The Road to Copenhagen" on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 28, 2009. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)
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