Under these circumstances, argue some, it might be realistic to discard the Lusaka Protocol as a failure and to begin negotiations all over again.

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The union has interviewed two of the 18 teachers, and the accusations generally involve improperly coaching students and failure to follow testing protocol, he said.

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Given that from the outset the accord was criticized by environmental groups for setting its greenhouse gas reduction targets way too low, however, the fact that even the limited targets it did impose are now unlikely to be met suggest that, while not an absolute failure, the Kyoto Protocol is still far from being a success.

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