Thai diplomats on Wednesday morning presented Cambodian officials with a request to detain and extradite Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Back then,a request to send more troops to the combat theater was called an escalation.

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And the local courts have refused a request for a referendum from the opponents.

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"At least the question that should be put to Congress is not about troop levels and I do not think Congress right now would be very receptive, the majority of Congress, to a request for more troops,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Recently there was a shortage. The International Livestock Research Institute made one million doses at the request of African officials.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Last year,a group of experts examined studies of aspirin at the request of federal health officials in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.12.14

More recently,a group of experts examined studies of aspirin at the request of federal health officials in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

And Twitter, at the request of the State Department, delayed a planned shutdown of its service for maintenance.

VOA: special.2009.06.20

The request is made to the court in a written document called a writ.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

The request is based on a law from eighteen fifty-one.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

The request involved a legal point.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

The money was for a special request.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

But his CNDP rebels have displaced hundreds of thousands in Congo, and the Congolese government has filed a formal request for extradition.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

A senior U.S.administration official said the American side did not request a meeting with Iran and was not asked for one either.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The strategy review is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and to be followed by a decision on General McChrystal's troop request.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"There is no sense in complicating a discussion about strategy with the resource request.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

According to media reports, the head of General Motors,Rick Wagoner, has agreed to step down at the request of the White House, as part of a restructuring plan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Cambodia responded with a diplomatic note rejecting the extradition request.

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Morrell said the general's request will contain further analysis and a range of force level options for the president to consider, along with a statement of the risks of each option.

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But Wednesday,the U.S.Senate joined the House in refusing the president's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo, saying he must first come up with a concrete plan to deal with the remaining 240 detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

The general has not made a specific troop request, but experts say he could ask for as many as 40,000,maybe more, on top of the doubling of U.S.troop strength to 68,000 in the past year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

In his request to be relieved of duty, General Fonseka asked the president to allow him to keep a security detail, including trained combat soldiers, and a bullet proof vehicle, saying the defeated rebels are yet capable of trying to kill him.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

After returning from a trip to Afghanistan, Senator Daniel Inouye, who heads the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement this week appearing to support the request by General McChrystal for more troops, although Inouye said more discussion would be needed before any final decision on troop levels is made.

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