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Clinton Global Initiative: Blair on political will and economic strength
Tony Blair downplays the importance of political will in the U.S. |
Brian Beutler |
27 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Tony Blair, oddly, just downplayed the importance of political will in the United States, and then, in an aside, said he thinks 'the political will is there.' I think he's been talking to George Bush too much. Building American political will is the key challenge facing us if we want to see a global mitigation regime emerge. Still, the topic of the plenary is 'Economic Growth in the Face of Resource Scarcity and Climate Change,' and on that point, Blair pointed ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, international politics, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Tony Blair (all these topics) |
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