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In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked.
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Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.
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Everyone except the far right wing of the Republican Party realizes that oil, gas and coal burning are the main activities that have sent the climate into bigger floods, droughts, hurricanes, and El Ninos.
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George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman.
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You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.
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I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.
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Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent.
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A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.
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Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm.
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A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor.
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What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public is a reason for us to cease to trust him and for him to resign.
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Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.
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