1.   And human-rights activists urged him to speak out on the treatment of Hungarians overseas.

2.   Animal rescue activists urge people to view pet ownership as a lifelong commitment, like raising a child.

3.   Anti-tobacco activists have urged that settlement money be spent for health care needs.

4.   A Detroit-area gay newspaper carried a story this week in which gay activists urged a vote for McCain.

5.   Activists are urging the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women to investigate the claims of systematic rape.

6.   AIDS activists urged the FDA panel to approve Vistide, if only to give them another option for treating CMV retinitis.

7.   Aids activists urged the FDA to approve the test to help qualify it for wider insurance coverage.

8.   Community activists urge the president to release emergency funds for home heating.

9.   Environmental activists have long urged stronger regulation of large pork and poultry agribusinesses.

10.   In addition, after Yao made organizational trips to several provinces, democracy activists urged him to go abroad, Wang said.