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Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel

November 3, 2009 By The Associated Press DINA CAPPIELLO (Associated Press Writers), H. JOSEF HEBERT (Associated Press Writers)

WASHINGTON (AP) — European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift.

An emotional plea for action by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an address before Congress was met with silence from most Republicans, while Democrats...

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