In swing states climate change considered critical election issue

Christian Science Monitor: Climate change, a signature issue for President Obama, has thus far been absent on the campaign trail. Here's why you can expect it to soon dominate the debate. In Tampa, Mitt Romney threw down the gauntlet to Barack Obama, for whom global warming – and the consequent sea level rise – has been a signature issue since he promised in 2008 to do something about it as president. "President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet," Mr. Romney told GOP delegates...

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