US plays down expectations for Hawaii meeting

James S Murray
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Second of Bush's controversial climate change meetings to kick off this week amidst low expectations of a breakthrough

Representatives of the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluting countries are to meet in Hawaii this week for the second meeting in President Bush's controversial series of talks on how to tackle climate...

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