Climate Change Given Prominence in Obama's Address

New York Times: resident Obama made addressing climate change the most prominent policy vow of his second Inaugural Address on Monday, setting in motion what Democrats say will be a deliberately paced but aggressive campaign built around the use of his executive powers to sidestep Congressional opposition. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Mr. Obama said, at the start of eight full sentences on the subject, more than...

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