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By Steven Mufson and David Fahrenthold | Tuesday, Deember 8, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…The Obama administration moved closer Monday to issuing regulations on greenhouse gases, a step that would enable it to limit emissions across the economy even if Congress does not pass climate legislation. The move, which coincided with the first day of the international climate summit in Copenhagen, seemed timed to reassure delegates there that the United States is committed to reducing its emissions even if domestic legislation remains bogged down. But it provoked condemnation from key Republicans and from U.S. business groups, which vowed to tie up any regulations in litigation….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/07/AR2009120701645_pf.html