U.S. Vice President Al Gore, British Prime Minister John Major, and U.N.

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Of the major figures, only U.N.

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So far, the U.N. discussions have yielded little progress, with major polluting countries unwilling to commit to legally binding cuts in carbon emissions.

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Earlier this month he sent out some 10, 000 postcards to neighborhood residents and businesses, inviting them to an open bar from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each night that week. ("We're not spending a penny, because we have connections with the liquor companies, " he says.) Next up: a party for all the concierges at Manhattan's major hotels, and after that, a night for all the U.N. ambassadors.

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The Bali meeting will be the first major conference of its kind since former Vice President Al Gore and a U.N. scientific council were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October for their environmental work.

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And so the other major provision in this resolution is really to enlarge and strengthen a contingent of U.N. troops known as UNIFIL. And they're already in southern Lebanon, a small contingent, about 2, 000 right now.

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When the teen band 'N Sync began to chafe at its record contract with BMG in 1999, the major labels stayed away, clearly aware that tampering with the act would lead to a legal battle.

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COLOGNE, Germany (CNN) -- Foreign ministers of the world's seven major industrialized nations and Russia agreed Tuesday on the wording of a draft resolution for the U.N.

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Meanwhile, the first major ground shipment of food aid arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday after crossing the Iranian border, a U.N. aid official said.

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