It is not in her nature to execute a bold U-turn; and there is no one in her inner circle urging her to do so.
A number of Democrats who have worked with Mr. Nader over the years said today that they had been calling their friends in Mr. Nader's inner circle, urging them to persuade Mr. Nader to throw his support behind Mr. Gore in closely contested states like Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New Mexico.
Indeed, as Taylor Branch notes in the third volume of his history of the King years, At Canaan's Edge, even many members of Dr. King's own inner circle urged him to avoid taking a highly visible public stance against the war in Vietnam.
"We will urge international courts and circles to start the trial of the Saudis for their crimes against Hajj pilgrims," Iran's Prosecutor General Ebrahim Raisi was quoted as saying by ISNA news agency yesterday.
As part of the 2003 tightening of membership rules, Davis urged that a wider circle of potential invitees be considered.
This wave of consolidation has revived interest in antitrust regulations in liberal wonk circles, urged on by former business journalist Barry C. Lynn, director of the New America Foundation's Open Markets program.
The sky had turned white, and I resisted the urge to remain inside the circle, where the crush of bodies cut the wind.
"We urge you to draw a circle of protection around the programs that serve 'the least among us.' " The House recently passed a budget, written by Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, that would cut precisely the kind of safety-net programs championed by the church, while offering tax cuts to the rich.
But many in his tightly held circle at City Hall urged him on, as did talk show hosts.
That is one reason that allied governments, including the United States and Britain, are urging defections from the Qaddafi circle and hoping that he will be removed from inside.
