In 1962, a female character getting a pap smear on "The Guiding Light," was considered pushing the envelope.
Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, considered pushing President Asif Ali Zardari from office and forcing him into exile to resolve a political dispute, the US embassy cables reveal.
A March 12 2009 cable by former US ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson released by WikiLeaks last week revealed that the head of the army, General Ashfaq Kayani, considered pushing Zardari from office and forcing him into exile to resolve a political dispute.
Edward Stacey, an analyst at Banco Espírito Santo, said: "Only a few months ago the company acknowledged it had considered pushing further into industrial power with a bid for [Finnish firm] Wärtsilä.
He considered pushing through the season but instead asked the Saints for his release, realizing that "for my health, and possibly my career, it would have been the worst thing for me to do".
The group's members considered pushing to delay college investigations and to stop schools from punishing fraternities based on a single incident of sexual assault, hazing or other risky or offensive behavior.
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau had wisely considered pushing for Canadians to approve the constitution in a referendum but in an act of statesmanship to salvage the deal he ultimately relented to provincial opposition against it.
Stockmarkets in New York, London and Frankfurt all hit new lows for the year.Hints from members of the governing council of the European Central Bank that a cut in interest rates is being considered pushed the euro down to $1.22.
The news comes courtesy of Samsung Greater China president Kim Young-ha, who explained to a gaggle of reporters at the Samsung Forum event in Beijing that the company is considering pushing up the Galaxy S III's release date "in order to increase sales".
If the answer's no, consider pushing back.
