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Explore Savannah’s historic squares, parks, homes US diplomat criticizes 9/11 policy of building ‘fortress-like’ embassiesWARSAW, Poland — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland criticized the “fortress-like” feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying Thursday that some are excessively expensive and send an unfriendly message to non-Americans. Obama pushing urgently for bill to fight global warming on eve of historic House voteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed urgently Thursday for passage of legislation to confront global warming, billing it as a job-creating machine rather than the costly “job killer” Republicans denounced. He telephoning wavering Democrats on the eve of what could be a historic House vote. |