The British hope that because the charter is likely to be adopted as a political declaration only, not as a legally binding text, it will not cause too much of a fuss.

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Although Ms Short and other government delegates were unimpressed by the final Johannesburg text and its separate political declaration, they point to a few specific commitments and a useful emphasis on fighting poverty rather than on conservation.

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This does not have to be a declaration of political support.

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The commission arose out of discussions on the joint declaration involving London and Dublin and the political parties.

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It arose out of discussions on the joint declaration earlier this year involving London and Dublin and the political parties.

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On 12 December, he described the declaration to be "soft international law, " essentially a political document with no legally binding effect.

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Kesler brings to his analysis the perspective of the distinctive Claremont political philosophy which is grounded in the founding principles as articulated in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

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He'll also discuss the negotiations surrounding the strategic partnership declaration between the United States and Afghanistan and our alignment on the political process in Afghanistan as we head to some important conferences later this year in Istanbul and Bonn.

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I'm hopeful that November 7 was also a declaration that middle-class Americans won't be taken for granted by either political party.

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