1. CALIFORNIA:
Schwarzenegger upstages Washington in climate change diplomacy

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is continuing his plunge into foreign relations this week, hosting an international cast of the heaviest greenhouse gas emitters, with an agenda aimed at progress toward a successor to the Kyoto Protocol to curb climate change. Even though California cannot sign treaties with foreign nations, its governor has played the role of a subnational treaty broker by making an international reputation for himself through statewide and international agreements to cut emissions. Go to story #1