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Coverage will be ongoing for the rest of the week. Things to look out for:

Climate Change
That’s at the top of the agenda this time around, but it remains to be seen whether or not the urgency of the matter is dire enough to overcome the most powerful force in politics: institutional inertia. We’ll see, but I’m not holding my breath–something tells me that as long as the sea level remains relatively unchanged, so will attitudes.

Regulatory Reform
Another very, very important matter on which, sadly, it seems little will be done. But don’t take my word for it–listen to MIT economist Simon Johnson.

Ahmadinejad!
With his frequent, uninvited visits, besieged Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is starting to seem a little bit like the Kramer to New York City’s Seinfeld, but with more Holocaust denial. Keep an eye out for the protests. And as always, his public remarks should be … interesting.

The G20 Summit
They’re going to be meeting in Pittsburgh, of all places, on Thursday and Friday, but given that the G20 and the GOtherGuys are all going to be rubbing elbows at the UN for a couple days beforehand, there’s a pretty fair chance that what happens in New York could set the tone for the summit.

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