In 2010 he teamed up with actor Pierce Brosnan to successfully pressure the White House to renew a moratorium on whaling.

FORBES: Gary Michelson

Ratcheting up pressure on Republicans with Congress in recess for Presidents Day week, White House spokesman Jay Carney announced Thursday that Obama had phoned Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

CNN: Debate on spending cuts seeks blame, not solutions

Ratcheting up pressure on Republicans with Congress in recess for Presidents Day week, White House spokesman Jay Carney announced Thursday that Obama had phoned House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

CNN: Debate on spending cuts seeks blame, not solutions

But, during the 2004 campaign, Ryan, with such allies as Kemp and Ferrara, kept up pressure from the right to force the White House to make a decision on Social Security.

NEWYORKER: Fussbudget

Ulster began to throw the ball about as their confidence grew while Bath's play was littered with errors, strewn with dropped balls and knock-ons, as they crumbled under the pressure exerted by the men in white.

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