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Climate change and public opinion: (Not yet) marching as to war, 5 November 2009.
Even as politicians and protesters gear up for a fateful climage-change meeting in Demark, some of their fellow citizens have little stomach for a fight.

ODU Delegates Take Awards at Model U.N. Conference, University News, 27 October 2009.
A student delegation from Old Dominion University's Model United Nations Society returned recently from the Georgetown National Collegiate Security Conference (NCSC) with two awards. More

U.N. Day covers Iran, North Korea nuclear proliferation. The Mace & Crown, 26 October 2009.
ODU’s Model United Nations hosted its annual U.N. Day, Friday, Oct. 23. The topic was “Iran and North Korea’s Nuclear Proliferation,” giving participants the chance to show off their knowledge by acting as ambassadors of various countries throughout the world. More

The world demonstrates against climate change, but US public concern wanes, Christian Science Monitor, 24 October 2009.
Activities around the world Saturday focused on the need to reduce carbon emissions. But a new Pew survey shows that fewer and fewer Americans believe there is solid evidence the earth is warming. More

UN climate change chief undaunted, Financial Times, 20 October 2009.
The Copenhagen climate change conference will not produce a new international treaty, the top United Nations climate change official has said, but the meeting will set out the political framework for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. More

Copenhagen: A new global deal for sustainable development?, Christian Science Monitor, 19 October 2009.
Reaching a substantive global agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the UN-sponsored climate-change conference this December on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is a necessary step, but it is not sufficient. More

New body takes on economic leadership, Financial Times, 25-26 September 2009.
Less than a year after George W. Bush cobbled together a meeting of the leading economies to deal with the global meltdown, the G20 was on Friday turned into the world’s principal economic gathering. More

Security Council Adopts Nuclear Weapons Resolution, Washington Post, 24 September 2009.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a U.S-drafted resolution Thursday morning that affirms many of the steps President Obama plans to pursue as part of his vision for an eventual "world without nuclear weapons." More

Muammar Gaddafi Speech To United Nations Sept. 23, 2009. Pt. 1 More

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