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Obama in Copenhagen: You can't always get what you want
A frustrated U.S. President Barack Obama addressed U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Friday and urged countries to accept an agreement, even if imperfect, though he stopped short of promising new U.S. emissions cuts. "No country will get everything that it wants," he said.
Obama also met privately with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. China has been criticized throughout this week for its resistance to binding emissions targets or outside monitoring of its environmental efforts. An official said the two leaders "took a step forward and made progress,” though neither has changed its negotiating position. Without specifically mentioning China, Obama said that an agreement without outside verification would be a "hollow victory."
Obama maintained in his remarks that "We are ready to get this done today," but with talks in disarray on Friday, the United Nations has reportedly advised negotiators to make arrangements to extend their stay through Sunday.
World leaders arriving on Friday were irritated that there was no agreement on the table prior to their arrival and seemed to believe that the chances of a deal were slim.
"I am not sure if such an angel or wise man will come down to this plenary and put in our minds the intelligence that we lacked," Brazilian President Lula Inacio Lula da Silva said. "I believe in God. I believe in miracles."
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