And Christie Whitman, the chief US delegate at Trieste, said the new administration in Washington needed time to assess its policy on global warming.

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So at this point in time I think we have to conclude that by the standards used to assess Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, homeopathic treatments don't work.

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The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) do cover private bodies that carry out functions of public administration, but this can be a difficult criterion to assess.

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Obama's first foreign trip of his second term also was his first visit to Israel as president, and aides said he wants to assess the status of the stalled peace process and signal his administration's support for a crucial partner in the volatile region.

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