Basking in praise from environmentalists because President Obama shined a spotlight on climate change in his inaugural address, the White House today sought to avoid raising expectations about specific new legislation aimed at curbing global warming. "I'm not going to speculate for you about future actions," White House spokesman Jay Carney said when asked about how Obama intends to follow up on climate change comments.

Even as they applauded President Obama's remarks on climate change during his inaugural address, liberal senators today hinted that his words might come back to haunt him if he approves the controversial Keystone XL pipeline later this spring.