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World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal

November 6, 2009 By The Associated Press ARTHUR MAX (Associated Press Writers), KATY DAIGLE (Associated Press Writers)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.

Negotiators from industrial nations, including the United States, said eleventh-hour promises are possible and a global warming pact can...

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