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President set to change Bush policy; Clinton also to name climate envoy WASHINGTON - Plunging into energy policy, President Barack Obama is poised to give states a freer hand in curbing emissions from cars, and to get his government moving on fuel-efficiency standards that could remake the auto industry. Obama will announce his plans Monday at the White House, according to officials familiar with the details who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting the president. Separately, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce the appointment of a climate change envoy on Monday. The job is expected to go to Todd Stern, who served in a variety of positions during the Clinton Administration, including the senior White House representative at the Kyoto negotiations. its about fuckin time can't wait to see it happen