Beijing's failure to provide Mr. Buckley a visa in time for the year-end deadline raised worries that the Chinese authorities were continuing a cold war against news organizations that had published reports that displeased Community Party leaders.
Wall Street analysts warned last week that the Writers Guild's strike deadline raised the possibility for the first time in years that the networks would record negative growth in their annual May advance advertising sales period.
The bundled payment and end-of-the-month deadline raised the stakes for negotiators to meet a deal or see Greece default and possibly leave the eurozone.
Mr. Ferguson, 48, said House conservatives should not shrink from the next fiscal deadline, raising the debt ceiling, even if it means defaulting on government bonds, a prospect that economists overwhelmingly say would bring down catastrophe.
Woolfe's nomination was not received until 12.17pm on Sunday, 17 minutes past the midday deadline, raising doubts over whether the frontrunner would be allowed to enter the race.
The group planned to raise a total of $100,000 for a down payment on the Theatre before a March 15 , 2010deadline, raising $13,000 by December 9, and reaching $25,000 by December 18.
The vast majority of new federal student loans would cost more under a Democratic proposal being pushed as a compromise to avert an impending student debt deadline, raising questions about lawmakers' commitment to keeping borrowing costs low for students and their families.
If confirmed, Lew would assume the post in time for the administration to tangle anew with Republicans over a confluence of three looming fiscal deadlines – raising the $16.4 trillion federal borrowing limit, averting automatic spending cuts to defense and domestic programs, and the expiration of a congressional resolution that has been keeping the government operating.
Mr. Seacrest also told the audience on Tuesday that the voting would continue for "at least four hours" after the end of the show, an open-ended deadline that raised as many questions as it answered.
The Mets' passivity in the off-season and leading up to the July 31 deadline has raised questions about their financial resources, particularly since the Wilpon family, which owns the Mets, is believed to have lost a substantial amount of money in the Bernard L. Madoff financial scandal.
When the talks missed their second deadline it raised new questions about the ability of world powers to cut off all Iranian pathways to nuclear weapons through diplomacy.
