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01-25-2010, 12:42 PM   #1
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:ate developments on the Copenhagen Conf.

'The Indian and Chinese governments have had a rethink on signing the Copenhagen Accord, officials said on Saturday, and the UN has also indefinitely postponed its Jan 31 deadline for countries to accede to the document.'


The Hindu : News / National : India, China won't sign Copenhagen Accord

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I hope this is a trend. Countries rethinking ANYTHING that has to do with the U.N.

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The expense reports are in for the trips........

(Thank God nothing got done or it really would get expensive)

The whole report is a good read, CBS by the way. Tough times everywhere except in congress.

CBS) Thanks to recently filed Congressional expense reports there's new light shed on the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Denmark and how much it cost taxpayers.

CBS News Investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports official filings and our own investigation show at least 106 people from the House and Senate attended - spouses, a doctor, a protocol expert and even a photographer.

For 15 Democratic and 6 Republican Congressmen, food and rooms for two nights cost $4,406 tax dollars each. That's $2,200 a day - more than most Americans spend on their monthly mortgage payment.

CBS News asked members of Congress and staff about whether they're mindful that it's public tax dollars they're spending. Many said they had never even seen the bills or the expense reports.

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Congress Went to Denmark, You Got the Bill - CBS News
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