It is pressing for the security council to give the general assembly more than one candidate and to include a woman on the list.
WASHINGTON -- Republicans showed no signs of supporting the DREAM Act at a hearing for the bill on Tuesday, with Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) pressing for more border security in exchange for their support for a bill that would provide legal status to some undocumented young people.
Sunni leaders had also been pressing for a voice in security decisions and for the appointment of a Tawafiq member to head the powerful Planning Ministry.
The British firm employs 46,000 people in more than 60 countries and Unite, the union representing its staff, has been pressing for assurances over job security in the event of a foreign buyout.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is pressing for the nearly 10,000 armed security contractors now working for the United States government in Iraq to fall under a single authority, most likely the American military, in an effort to bring Blackwater USA under tighter control, senior administration officials and Pentagon advisers say.
Mr. Gates, who is traveling overseas this week, is pressing for the nearly 10,000 armed security contractors now working for the United States government in Iraq to fall under a single authority, most likely the American military, in an effort to bring the contractors under tighter control.
Mr. King has cited security concerns in pressing for an inquiry into the release of information about the May 1 Bin Laden raid in Pakistan.
Regardless of specific threats, security advisers are pressing for increasing control of access to buildings, identification of tenants and visitors and control of the parts of a building to which people have access.
In one of the most recent polls (from Ipsos Mori) on which issues voters believe (unprompted) are the most pressing for Britain, only 15% cited defence, security or terrorism.
What's more, insurance companies that backed many of the soured mortgage-backed securities are also pressing for reimbursement, arguing that the original mortgages were underwritten with false information and did not conform to normal standards.
At times the tone was defensive, with analysts pressing for more specifics about the mortgage securities at the heart of the case, as well as exactly what Goldman had told investors about them.
