1.   But activists trying to preserve D.C.

2.   Activists are also trying harder to reach out to adults.

3.   Activists have been trying for a dozen years to change the flag, but have been unsuccessful despite the support of Gov. Zell Miller.

4.   Activists tried to block the Associates acquisition by complaining to regulators that the company was a predatory lender.

5.   Across the country, activists are trying to piece together preserving sites that yield window into American history.

6.   Across the country, activists are trying to piece together Underground Railroad sites, preserving them as a window to American history.

7.   Activists have also tried to expand their message by linking alcohol to other dangerous behaviors beside reckless driving.

8.   Activists are trying to make up for lost time.

9.   But activists are still trying.

10.   Conservative activists tried to get the gay-ban legislation introduced last year, but had to wait in line behind a bill banning same-sex marriages.