Former President Bill Clinton launched an initiative on Friday to address poverty, climate change and other global issues that he hopes will foster discussion and action across borders. Participants include Britain's prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the secretary general of the Arab League. The forum, which coincided with the summit marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, touched on topics ranging from energy and trade to how to build a bridge between western culture and Islam.
