On Friday, the N.F.L. defended its request of the Patriots and said it was satisfied with the evidence the team had provided.
The government made its request of the judge, Michael B. Mukasey of Federal District Court in Manhattan, just a day after a federal appeals panel in Richmond, Va., ruled that the government could indefinitely detain and deny a lawyer to the other citizen, Yasser Esam Hamdi, who was designated as an enemy combatant after being captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
Verizon Wireless took the lead here, with 50% of its requests to Akamai coming over IPv6, the company says.
Instead of casting its request for the detention of Mr. Snowden as urgent business, administration officials now appear to be trying to play down the episode, perhaps recognizing that the United States' ability to force a resolution is limited.
Its Request for Statements of Interest, posted in early January, reflects this view, as did Clinton's remarks on Tuesday.
Tower Automotive, the auto parts maker, has won a delay until April 4 of a hearing on its request to sell most of its assets to Cerberus Capital Management for about $1 billion.
Last year, United Health obtained premium increases of 18 percent to 24 percent; this year, its request for an average of 19.4 percent increases was reduced by state regulators to 8 percent.
Microsoft says it will not file its notice of appeal until Judge Jackson rules on its request for a stay of last week's remedy order.
By the 10th day after the tsunami, the agency had received commitments for 80percentt of its request for money.
On Wednesday, the government learned that the judge had granted its request to drop one of its five charges against Bonds.
