Even as he prepares to argue for action at the international climate conference, President Barack Obama is getting some reminders of the domestic political divide — and anxiety — over climate change.
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Obama Delays Trip to Copenhagen by One Week (International Herald Tribune)
The White House said Friday that President Obama was delaying his appearance in Copenhagen at the international summit on climate change by a week so he could be there at the same time as other world leaders.
With Olympics, Obama takes a hit along with Chicago (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON — The International Olympic Committee’s stinging first-round elimination of Chicago on Friday as the site of the 2016 Summer Games probably won’t count much in how history judges Barack Obama’s presidency.
Obama’s Copenhagen trip wasn’t cheap (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
President Barack Obama’s failed bid to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago cost more than a bruised ego. Taxpayers shelled out probably $1 million or more for the president, his wife and others to fly to Copenhagen and back to woo members of the International Olympic Committee
Obama, Chicago come up short in Olympics bid (CNN)
Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas — in the middle of debates over health care and Afghanistan — to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown.