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PARIS, Jan. 31 — President Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign both the Kyoto climate protocol and a future agreement that will take effect when the Kyoto accord runs out in 2012. He said that he welcomed last week’s State of the Union address in which President Bush described climate change as a “serious challenge” and acknowledged that a growing number of American politicians now favor emissions cuts. But he warned that if the United States did not sign the agreements, a carbon tax across Europe on imports from nations that have not signed the Kyoto treaty...

Bishop quits after fatal hit-and run - ( Resigns in disgrace ) By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer PHOENIX - A year ago, Phoenix Bishop Thomas O'Brien vowed to "do anything" to restore confidence in the Roman Catholic Church. But his actions since then have only created more mistrust. AP Photo AFP Slideshow: Phoenix Bishop Arrested in Hit-and-Run N.M. Archbishop Takes Over Arizona Diocese (AP Video) Premium Video: Leaving the Scene (Platinum - fee) On Wednesday, just over two weeks after he admitted sheltering alleged molester priests, the bishop resigned in disgrace following his arrest in a fatal hit-and-run accident....