Last year,President Obama revived a long-standing request for Saudi Arabia to move towards recognition of Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The report comes as U.S.President Barack Obama weighs a new strategy for the eight-year war, including a request by military leaders for thousands of additional troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

A photo of a torn-up request for submissions is featured in the book.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Later,he continued his campaign to win public support for his proposed 2010 federal budget - particularly his request for billions of dollars for health care,education,and alternative energy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

(OMITTED) Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl of Arizona announced a plan to step up border security, including a request for 3,000 National Guard troops along the Arizona-Mexico border.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

In his 2,200-word retirement request General Sarath Fonseka says he was misled about his promotion this year to chief of defense staff, finding that he had "basically no authority."

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

"When the request came through for us to consider re-forming to play, we felt that the immense scale of what had happened in Victoria and the really necessary kind of giving from other quarters to help people meant that it was something we should take very,very seriously,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.14