Agence France-Presse: US lawmakers on Friday took up historic legislation to fight climate change as President Barack Obama’s allies forecast a victory that would restore shaky US leadership on the global issue. The House of Representatives was expected to vote on the “cap and trade” bill, a cherished plank of Obama’s domestic platform, late in the day amid Republican warnings that it would send energy prices soaring and kill US jobs. The popular president, who stopped short of guaranteeing passage, …