Climate bill showdown: Obama, Pelosi pressing hard

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed urgently Thursday for passage of legislation to confront global warming , billing it as a job-creating machine rather than the costly "job killer" Republicans denounced. He telephoned wavering Democrats on the eve of what could be a historic House vote . Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House , Obama said Washington must not miss the opportunity to work on cleaning the air, creating "green" energy jobs and moving the nation away from it

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