approved Maduro's request to hold elections for a constituent assembly.
In July, I made a formal written request to hold a referendum.
request to hold the C.I.A. in contempt of court for not producing information about the tapes.
Susan Chira, the foreign editor, said nobody made a request to hold that story.
Their request to hold a protest today, on the annual national student day, was rejected by the government.
The Vatican's request to hold a joint Muslim-Christian prayer service had to be dropped to calm local sensitivities.
Syria rejected Mr Mehlis's request to hold the hearings in Beirut, claiming its officials would not be safe there.
TEHRAN — Iran's chief prosecutor on Wednesday called an opposition request to hold a rally in support of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt "divisive" and "political".
Wolfgang Nickl, spokesman for Munich's economy department, confirmed that the request to hold the event had been made but was sceptical it would be approved.
The Electoral Commission said a request to hold a referendum on whether there should be a national siesta law had won preliminary approval.
City officials denied Mr. Kessler's request to hold it in Emancipation Park, and instead granted a permit for a bigger park.
