From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Republicans, Democrats, and global warming.

Hello again, I'm Warman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most. A British study predicts disruption comparable to world wars and depressions unless there's immediate

action to curb climate change. This week in Kenya, 180 nations are trying to agree on timetables.

On Capitol Hill, a key Republican who calls global warming a hoax will be replaced by a Democrat

who wants laws to limit greenhouse emissions.

On to the point, the Bush administration has been reluctant to recognize global warming.

Is American policy in for a change?

If China and India don't get on board, will it make any difference?

On reporter's notebook later on, a bipartisan politician who unified the U.S. Supreme Court.

First, here's the news.

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whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

At an 180 nation climate change conference in Kenya, the U.S. is accused of stalling progress

to curb global warming. On To the Point, will the new Democratic majorities try to change American

policy? Will it matter if China and

India don't go along? On reporter's notebook, is there a model for both bipartisan politics and

judicial unity? We'll hear about California governor and U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren.

First, this news update, Rhode Island's defeated Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee will help block President

Bush's request to confirm John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. Chafee says, quote,

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