New York Times: The Senate voted Monday evening to proceed with a debate on climate-change legislation that is putting its supporters on the spot, despite support from all three presidential candidates. The vote to proceed was 74 to 14, but that procedural step was not a true reflection of the bill’s popularity. The measure places its backers in an awkward position because it essentially forces them to come out in favor of higher energy costs at a time when American consumers are already facing …