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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080905/ap_on_sc/sci_overlooked_warming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080806/i/r2674327275.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=e61y6YZYyW_np2v8CD6Okw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Buildings are shrouded in haze and smog in Beijing's central business district, August 6, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>