U.S. Plans to Protest to China Over Internet Attack on Google

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By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

The U.S. will issue a formal protest to the Chinese government demanding an explanation for the cyber attack on Google Inc. that the company says originated from China.

“We will be issuing a formal demarche in Beijing,” likely early next week, to express U.S. unease about the incident, State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said in Washington yesterday. A demarche is a diplomatic protest… Read more at BusinessWeek / Bloomberg
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Can Barack Obama's turnaround save Copenhagen?

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AMERICA AND THE CLIMATE SUMMIT

US President Barack Obama had been wary of attending the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. Many hope his decision to attend will increase the meeting's chances for success. But doubts remain about his commitment... Read more by Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington, Spiegel
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