trying to move forward despite bush the obstructionist

Merkel: G-8 agreement on climate change

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the Group of Eight has agreed on a plan calling for "substantial cuts" in the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.

The goal is to agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, Merkel said, hailing the decision as a "huge success." She said it came after many rounds of talks and negotiations on climate change.

But the declaration falls short of an ironclad commitment, saying only that the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters should "seriously consider" following the European Union, Canada and Japan in seeking to halve their output by 2050.

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bush the obstructionist somehow still has the power to block important deals that would help the world. How is this planet going to survive until this maniac is out of office?
Kinda funny how this article was editing after I first viewed it. Originally it was much clearer regarding bush's part in restricting the progress of the G8. But that's our "liberal media" for you!