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Sun 03 Mar 2009US invites major powers to climate forum
US president Barack Obama has invited 16 "major economies" including the European Union and the United Nations to take part in a forum on climate change to facilitate a UN pact on global warming.
Mr Obama, who has taken a more aggressive stance on climate change than his predecessor George W. Bush, last night invited the group to a preparatory session on April 27th and 28th in Washington.
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