Dismissing criticism by the British judge Sir Nicolas Bratza – the court's president – the justice secretary insisted the declaration would speed up the process of tackling the backlog of more than 150,000 cases waiting to be heard.
At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Gov. Steven L. Beshear of Kentucky, who traveled to several of the hardest-hit areas on Saturday, including the community of West Liberty in Morgan County, said he had formally requested a federal disaster declaration to speed assistance from Washington.
A drought declaration could speed up state assistance to local government, cut red tape for water transfers and set the stage for the State Water Resources Control Board to ease environmental requirements for dam releases.
He surged forces into Afghanistan only to quickly reverse himself, speeding the withdrawal with the declaration that "it is time to focus on nation-building here at home".
Mr. Speed's statement followed on last week's declaration of a new partnership between the ICC, UNICEF, UNAIDS and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership in support of the Unite for Children.
Mr. McDonnell said he would seek an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government to speed aid to battered parts of the state.
The declaration will trigger drug makers to speed up production of a swine flu vaccine — expected to take a minimum of 4 to 6 months — and prompt governments to devote more money to containing the virus.
Through the set, Black Thought, the lead rapper, unpredictably shifted his delivery from declaration to whisper, slowing down and speeding up, with the band following every swerve.
Following her unexpected declaration of support for a high-speed rail line to Heathrow, Villiers called in two former executives, John Prideaux and Chris Stokes, for advice.
The junta had agreed to speed up releases if Kozak was willing to sign a declaration to the effect that there were no longer any political detainees left.
