The United States' Christie Todd Whitman (C), head of the Environment Protection Agency, looks on at the opening of the G8 environment ministers' meeting at Trieste's Regione palace March 2, 2001. The meeting of the group of eight environment ministers, which ends on Sunday, is discussing issues such as global warming and sustainable development. Whitman confirmed that President George W. Bush would not automatically offer the same deal the Clinton had hammered out.

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