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            <p>AUSTIN -- Despite three major hurricanes battering the country this year, political experts predict there will be no immediate federal policy to address climate change, and Republicans and Democrats will stay staunchly divided on the issue.</p>

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            <p>A majority of American say that climate change contributed to the severity of recent hurricanes in Florida and Texas, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll released Thursday. The poll shows a shift in opinion from over a decade ago when 39 percent of Americans believes climate change fueled the&nbsp;intensity&nbsp;of Hurricanes.</p>

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