The Associated Press: Carbon-control bill faces steep hill in Senate

WASHINGTON — Senate efforts to pass an energy bill with carbon controls appeared in doubt Tuesday as leaders said they still lack the needed votes.

After a closed-door meeting of Democratic senators, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., urged her colleagues to postpone action until the fall, when a better economic climate might help.
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"The clock is our biggest enemy," Kerry said. "We have to figure out what is doable in this short span of time."