MCCAIN EYES CHANGES TO CLIMATE BILL TO BOLSTER SENATE SUPPORT

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may change three key areas of his legislation to impose first-time economy-wide mandates to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in an attempt to win new support for the bill and reclaim votes he lost after adding incentives for boosting nuclear power, a Republican source says. McCain and co-sponsor Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) are considering changes that may be necessary to gather sufficient bipartisan support to pass the bill including: altering its deadlines and emission caps, offering more...