1.   EDUCATION leaders have rallied to the defence of a school blasted by government inspectors.

2.   Arab leaders rallied against him last week in Cairo at the first such summit in six years.

3.   But other leaflet drops have been ordered over Kabul and Kunduz, in hopes that an opposition militia leader will rally his troops to join the hunt.

4.   But the sale has opposed by some baseball owners, and Houston civic leaders have rallied to keep the team from leaving.

5.   Eventually the downtown leaders rallied around Payne.

6.   He said many party leaders had already rallied around Clement.

7.   House leaders quickly rallied behind their speaker, and it is highly unlikely he will be denied the speakership.

8.   On Sunday, Hispanic leaders rallied outside the United Center, site of the convention.

9.   Republican congressional leaders rallied behind the White House and flatly rejected a commission.