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June 13, 2012

Obama to Skip Rio+20 Environmental Summit 
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The State Department has confirmed President Obama will skip the Rio+20
sustainable development summit in Brazil next week. It's the third
consecutive global environmental conference that Obama will miss after
he avoided the last two U.N. climate talks in South Africa and Mexico.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Environmental Protection Agency
head Lisa Jackson will lead the U.S. delegation.

 

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