"Don't be upset with our people because we like to be large," pleaded Boris Kandov, president of the Bukharian Jewish Congress of the U.S.A. and Canada, an umbrella group for Bukharian associations.
In a statement released Tuesday, a group identifying itself as Al Qaeda members from the Awlaq tribe — one of Yemen's largest — pleaded with their fellow tribesmen for support, noting that "we were deeply saddened to see the leaders, chiefs, and dignitaries of our community go personally to meet with the government envoy".
But at this point the 0.1 percent, by and large, are pleading with the GOP to knock it off.
Yet comparable emotion appeared in The Times only in a half dozen large advertisements pleading for "ACTION -- NOT PITY!" They were from groups urging the rescue of Jews or the formation of an avenging Jewish army in Palestine.
CHICAGO — An American accused of scouting out locations for the 2008 terrorist attacks on India's largest city pleaded not guilty to those charges Wednesday in his first court appearance since his arrest two months ago.
That concern was magnified in May 2000, when Argenbright Holdings Ltd., a company that screens passengers at many of the nation's largest airports, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges stemming from its hiring of 1,300 untrained security guards at Philadelphia International Airport.
Last year, Norwegian Cruise Line was part of a crackdown on cruise ship pollution when it and the three other large cruise lines pleaded guilty to intentionally polluting the waters in which they operated.
Two former executives of BNP Paribas North America, the New York-based unit of the large French bank, pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing more than $12 million from their employer, in a case brought by Robert M. Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
There are a growing number of "gay churches" and welcoming and affirming groups pleading with the larger Christian community to recognize the movement of the Holy Spirit among the gay and lesbian community.
AMMAN — A year ago, a video surfaced of a 6-year-old boy, Ahmad al-Saket, standing in front of a large classroom chalkboard crying, shaking and pleading for mercy.
