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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dished up a bit of American politics for her audience at a town hall-style forum. Asked Tuesday how she would feel if former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican, were elected president, Clinton said, “I will not be emigrating.” Then she lamented the seemingly never-ending election cycle in the United States.

Want to know what’s going on in Copenhagen at the United Naitons Climate Change Conference? Want to participate? If you’re not already plugged in, the following links will get you started. And, knowing Kossacks, I’m sure there will be some additional links provided in the comment threads. Here’s the daily program . Virtual participation at this site . Live streaming video when the forum is in session. Here’s Common Dreams . Here’s OneClimate.net . Here’s Heat of the Moment: Dispatches from Copenhagen .

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes” –Mark Twain (attributed) It was only a matter of time before the manufactured controversy over stolen climate emails made its way halfway around the world to Wasilla, Alaska. The right-wing misinformation machine is in full swing. And that machine doesn’t have its final cylinder cranking until Sarah Palin jumps into the fray, which she did today in a mistake-riddled, anti-clean energy Op-Ed published in The Washington Post.