"It's important to note cities, counties and municipalities still have the ability toexpress their oppositionto processing facilities by blocking their construction and operation at the local level, " the governor said.
However, the main Stormont parties put on a united front - agreeing to hold a special assembly session on Monday where all sides could express their oppositionto the violence.
Rick Santorum as the first 2012 presidential candidate toexpress strong public oppositionto the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST).
China - which backed the UN condemnation - summoned North Korea's ambassador in Beijing toexpress "firm opposition" to the test, the foreign ministry said.
Earlier Tuesday, Odinga's spokesman said Barack Obama phoned the opposition leader toexpress concerns about the ethnic violence, intensifying the diplomatic pressure from the United States.