The chain of events the White House desperately wants to avoid is a lengthy analysis of the weekend declarations, followed by a point-by-point debate with the Iraqis over whether that is sufficient.
The declaration followed those by other top PR companies in response to a report in the Guardian.
Instead, the declaration followed an appeal to ETA by a group of informal peace negotiators who met this week in San Sebastián, the political center of the main Basque homeland in Spain.
The conspicuous omission of Syria from the document, called the Tehran Declaration, followed a dramatic day of maneuvering by Iran's delegation to secure some kind of support for Syria's government, diplomats said, as the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his aides were criticizing foreign backing of the Syrian insurgency.
The United Nations declaration was followed by a 20percentt increase in funds, to $4.7 billion, in low- and middle-income countries.
In using religious authority to call for stronger climate-change policies at the UN summit in Paris this December, the Islamic declaration follows a similar intervention by the pope earlier in the year.
The Tri-County Business Community's declaration follows a June 5 emergency order by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing prohibiting the sale of "synthetic marijuana," which has been sold at local gas stations under names like "K2" or "Spice".
The major disaster declaration for Connecticut followed by Tuesday evening.
Readings from the Declaration of Independence, followed by a cannon salute and a concert by Linda Russell.
Depending on the results, this could lead to a unilateral declaration of independence, followed by a referendum.
