Housing counselors had also been pushing to secure money for people who met the program's qualifications yet might not be approved by Friday.
Defence contractor BAE Systems is pushing to secure control over Britain's entire submarine industry by taking majority ownership of maintenance and support facilities at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth.
In fact, he did not want the technocrat Monti to be appointed, and has been (unsuccessfully) pushing to secure at least some key cabinet posts for his party — especially the Ministry of Justice.
Netanyahu, who was nicknamed "Bibi the magician" in the 1990s for his formidable electoral skills, not only knew what buttons to push to secure re-election but did so shamelessly, playing on the anxieties of the Israeli right.
In addition, he made reference to the fact that the governor refused to take a public position on a bipartisan effort that recently emerged among House members from New York who were pushing to secure aid for the state.
The Spaniard added that while hopes of winning the drivers' title were over, he and the team would keep pushing to secure second in the constructors' championship.
Although China's drop in exports has hit its manufacturing industry hard, the Chinese are betting on an economic recovery and are pushing to secure natural resources.
As we saw this week, in the bankruptcy proceedings for one of the nation's biggest coal companies, Alpha Natural Resources, the company is pushing to secure $11 million in executive bonuses, while ditching retirement and health care benefits for thousands of workers.
Ms. Davenport defended the company's behind-the-scenes push to secure the provision, which Amgen has acknowledged should help sales of Sensipar.
Advisers to Mr. Thompson have suggested that voters in minority neighborhoods may make up their minds late in a campaign, and, in the final stretch of the race, he will make a major push to secure their embrace.
