US hard line threatens plan for Cancun compromise

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American diplomat reveals US will not support Mexican strategy of focusing on a handful of key issues

The US looks to be on a collision course with both the EU and the Mexican hosts of the Cancun climate change summit, after a senior diplomat revealed the American team was not willing to postpone discussion...

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