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U.S. in awkward spot at climate talks

At a U.N. conference on global warming in Bali, the United States is the elephant in the room. Sam Eaton's been following the meeting and discusses the issues with Kai Ryssdal.

A T-shirt with an environmental awareness message is on sale near the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2007 site in Nusa Dua on Bali island. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

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