In a last ditch, frantic effort, I asked if there was any chance she spoke Spanish.
To begin that effort, I ask you to courageously join me in encouraging engagement and dialogue on conflict-resolution and world peace, and to refrain from rubber-stamping the candidacy of someone who has deeply betrayed American values.
Negotiators for the Warmbier family, such as Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico, had been frustrated in their efforts, and I asked Pak why the government had stonewalled them.
As part of the pre-launch efforts, I was asked to take part in their Charity Challenge.
With effort, I calmly asked him to tell me who had asked him to keep a secret, all the while feeling aware of my heart beating in my chest.
As I handed over the 3,000 Yuan to my new friend, in an effort at small talk I asked what she did, besides, you know, selling black-market visas.
Because this is an international effort, I have asked that our commitment be joined by contributions from our allies.
So in an effort to raise the stakes, I asked on my Twitter feed whether there were any experts willing to gamble their jobs on their predictions and would promise to stop writing about politics if Mr. Cain in fact wins the nomination.
In an effort to decipher the dream, I asked Sean to describe it and take a stab at what it could mean.
In my recent collaborative effort, my co-editor and I asked a group of bloggers and others who have come through forms of abusive theology to share their stories.
