Associated Press: With just two years left in power, President Barack Obama is elevating his efforts to combat global warming above almost all else as he seeks to leave an imprint that will endure after he's gone.
It's a strategy rooted not only in Obama's long-stated support for such efforts, but also in political reality.
Only two weeks ago, Obama's prospects for realizing his goals on education, wages and immigration diminished when voters put Republicans in full control of Congress through 2016.
But overseas...