1.   Clinton is expected to announce an accelerated effort to win that approval.

2.   Since North Korea successfully tested a long-range missile last year, there has been a strong case for an accelerated effort to design an effective missile defense.

3.   That is an area where an accelerated federal effort is clearly warranted.

4.   Also part of the plan is an accelerated effort to improve the training of Army helicopter pilots.

5.   In the short term, Klestil and Chretien called for accelerated efforts to clear bomb-damaged bridges from the Danube River.

6.   It also could lead to an accelerated effort to provide humanitarian relief to starving Afghans.

7.   On that front, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel on Sunday urged accelerated efforts by the IMF and World Bank to help countries strengthen their financial sectors.