Excerpt: Obama on Disappointment Over Copenhagen Climate Talks

NEWSMAKER -- December 23, 2009 at 6:45 PM EDT

Excerpt: Obama on Disappointment Over Copenhagen Climate Talks

In an excerpt of an interview with Jim Lehrer, President Obama reflects on the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks, saying "people are justified in being disappointed about the outcome in Copenhagen."

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