Fighting has escalated in Syria, and Russia has started to arm pro-Assad forces. A peaceful end to the civil war is looking less and less likely.
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The climate change superpower is China — can US catch up?
A report out today shows the US is falling behind in the global low-carbon economy, while China surges ahead. Barack Obama has promised action on climate; what options does he have? The Climate Institute deputy CEO Erwin Jackson reports.
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Fallout from Israeli elections: peace at last?
Change might just be afoot in the Middle East, following Israeli elections and comments by new US Secretary of State John Kerry. Analyst Jack Georgieff asks if peace is on the way — or will it be more of the same.
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Clinton’s star power shone through as Obama’s ambassador
Hillary Clinton has proved herself one of the most successful secretaries of state the US government has ever seen. Will she make a tilt for the presidency? Keep an eye on her actions …
READ MOREFrom little things…What the scaled-down US climate debate means
The US Senate has taken Americans on an energy and climate roller coaster over the past year as Senators John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and others attempted to craft legislation that would increase investment in clean energy while cutting global warming pollution.
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John Kerry: How Bush stuffed up our chance to get Bin Laden
Al Qaeda’s power is growing as of late, so it’s too bad President Bush missed the chance to capture Osama bin Laden back in 2001. The decision to let Afghanistan troops lead have cursed the US military ever since, writes John Kerry.
READ MOREJohn Kerry searches for his political legacy
John Kerry may have discovered the issue that will get him written into the history books: emissions trading. He’s working on a compromise bill for the Senate, but how many favours will he need to dole out to get it passed?
READ MORETurning to politicians to prop up newspapers
Last week two governments in two countries on either side of the globe took unprecedented steps to ensure the survival of print journalism.
READ MORESenator John Kerry’s quest to save American newspapers
John Kerry will next week open hearings of the subcommittee on communication and technology in an effort to staunch the massive losses in US newspapers.
READ MORENote to Senator Kerry: newspapers are f-cked
Why are we bailing out the past when we should be investing in the future?
READ MOREPirates capture the Australia Council’s Facebook page
Schweppes release hairy man bibs … Sun-Times cut non-union staff … PolitiFact.com wins a Pulitzer
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