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Climate consensus collapses in Senate

Kerry’s bill on hold after GOP ally bolts

'The American people deserve better than for the Senate to defer this debate.' -- Senator John Kerry "The American people deserve better than for the Senate to defer this debate." -- Senator John Kerry (AFP/ Getty Images)
By Matt Viser and Beth Daley
Globe Staff / April 25, 2010

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In one of the proudest moments of his long legislative career, Senator John F. Kerry was poised to unveil a long-awaited climate change bill tomorrow that would put a price on carbon emissions and provide billions of dollars in incentives to industry to drastically cut greenhouse gases. (Full article: 1430 words)

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