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...of the election. Premier Hans Enoksen sent a congratulatory letter "On behalf of the people and government of Greenland, I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate you on your election as President of the United States. People in this...

In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Democracy, God, Africa, Manouchehr Mottaki, Kenya, Lee Myung-bak, and Silvio Berlusconi

...of likely sea level rise this century need to be increased. Extra melting in Greenland could drive sea levels to more than a metre higher than today by 2100, they said. Obama has said the U.S. will work to reduce its greenhouse gas...

In this article: Climate change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Copenhagen, Global warming, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, and Rajendra Pachauri

...Hampshire Republican primary in 2000 and 2008. "Yes, he doesn't have a lot of experience, but I think he's a very intelligent man," said Michele Gage, a 40-year-old Democrat from Greenland. "Part of it's emotional. I feel very connected...

In this article: Barack Obama, John McCain, New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen, E-mail, Tax, and GOP

...for your bookshelf: the dates, the issue number (RS 1056/1057), and a peek of what's inside: BARACK OBAMA/BONNAROO/ AMY WINEHOUSE / RUSH / GREENLAND. The logo-type in the test issue is a brighter shade of red and smaller. Inside the...

In this article: Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, E mail, Barack Obama, and Lucky

...annual hunt for harp seals, with a quota of 280,000 this year. Greenland and Norway also allow the hunting of harp seals, limiting the harvest to an annual catch of 50,000. "What is so refreshing about the Obama letter is the wording.

In this article: Barack Obama, Canada, Harp Seal, Foreign Affairs, Quebec, Ottawa, United States, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

...of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who had been elected NATO secretary-general. 2009 July - Denmark plans to set up an Arctic military command and task force because the melting ice cap is opening access to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

In this article: Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Liberal Party, and Sweden

...a part of the European Union. A visit to Greenland by European Commission president Jose Barroso in June was largely focussed on climate change but also included signature of an EU-Greenland partnership deal. Provided by EUobserver-For the...

In this article: Denmark, European Union, Canada, United States, Russia, Norway, and Climate change

...of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program for suspected terrorists. The prime minister later told Danish reporters that Bush had promised U.S. cooperation in Denmark's inquiry about whether CIA flights violated its airspace in Greenland.

In this article: George W. Bush, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO, U.S., CIA, Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, White House, Afghanistan, and Texas

...year. International law states the five countries which control the Arctic coastline -- Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway and Denmark via Greenland -- are allowed a 320 km (200 miles) economic zone north of their shores. But these...

In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Security Council, United Nations, South Ossetia, Global warming, Arctic Sea, and Siberia

...and the environment. Forget the polar bears. Ignore the ice melting in Greenland. When French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls EU leaders together in Brussels on Thursday to debate the European climate package, Chancellor Angela Merkel...

In this article: Angela Merkel, Carbon dioxide, Germany, EU, Recession, Barack Obama, Brussels, Coal, Fossil fuel, and Climate change