Bush Gets Set for Climate-Change Meetings Apart From U.N.

President Bush wrapped up his United Nations trip Wednesday to prepare for his own conference on climate change.

Representatives from the world's top polluters of greenhouse gas emissions plan to gather at the State Department today and Friday to discuss goals for reducing the production of greenhouse gases.

"Both the U.N. and Bush are kind of putting a smile on their face and gritting their teeth," said Linda Jamison, of the Center for Strategic & International Studies. "They have really grown weary of the relationship and the strain."

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