Madrid, for example, is months behind on its bills, and the central government has so far rejected the mayor's pleas for further debt financing.
He invited Bono, a rock singer, to speak to the Liberal convention, and seems to favour his pleas for further debt relief and increased aid for Africa.The big test will be how Mr Martin handles competing demands on the public finances.
And second, Germany in particular would be loth to sanction Russian help in the form of a loan, since this would add to Cyprus's debt burden and vitiate attempts to put it on a sustainable footing.If Cyprus fails to get sufficient support from Russia (which, after all, turned down pleas for further help last year), then two other possibilities remain.
In the style of a 411 scam letter, Sankoh also made a plaintive plea for a further $1.5m.
The indictments in the Brown case prompted renewed pleas by civic groups for further investigations into other shootings around that period.
However the 31-year-old is unable to submit a further plea for the next 12 months.
Victor Homola (NYT) MONGOLIA: U.N. AID PLEA -- The United Nations is appealing for further aid to assist Mongolia through a harsh winter that has already killed 500,000 head of livestock and seems likely to kill several million more.
After registering not guilty pleas from all five, the court set a July 18 date for further hearings.
But with the pleas of peacemakers in both camps overwhelmed by a roar of violence, both sides were braced for further bloodshed.
