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Majority Supports Overall Obama Afghan Plan, but Worries About the Cost

Filed under: Polls, Obama Administration, Afghanistan, Poll WatchA USA Today/Gallup poll conducted a day after President Obama outlined his strategy for Afghanistan found Americans supported his plan by 51 percent to 40 percent, but 73 percent are very or somewhat worried that the costs of the wa...

Poll: Narrow majority support Obama's Afghan strategy

A narrow majority of Americans support President Obama's revamped strategy on Afghanistan, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll ...

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EXTRA:Indian team to Copenhagen to include four youngsters

New Delhi - India's official team to the Copenhagen climate talks would include four young people to convey India's seriousness about securing the future for the next generation, federal Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday. By 2030, 204... ...

That Climate-Change Petition -- By: John Derbyshire

As promised, here's one of those informative e-mails. I have no time properly to research the claims the wirter makes, but if someone has counter-claims, I'll post 'em. The e-mail is reproduced, and the e-mailer identified, with his permission.

Dear Mr. Derbyshire, I am writing regarding your ...

Kenya to Build Huge Wind Farm As Devastating Drought Curtails Hydropower

In January, a consortium of Dutch and Kenyan investors will begin construction on the $760 million project, which envisions more than 350 wind turbines towering over desert expanses near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. When completed in 2012, the wind farm is expected to boost the power sup...