1.   AMS president Ed Clark has asked NASCAR officials on several occasions to try to find a way to lower speeds, but to no avail.

2.   And Mayor Bill Campbell asked police officials to send officers to guard Atlanta abortion clinics.

3.   And other workers are still asking federal officials for a safety inspection in the summer when temperatures indoors are highest.

4.   And this week Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee asked Vatican officials for a speedy retirement.

5.   Ask Southwestern officials about this success, and they invariably stress two key themes.

6.   Before Overland Park adopted its massage ordinance, city officials reportedly asked JCCC officials if it could offer a massage program to help therapists meet the new requirements.

7.   Bistate leaders intend to ask officials in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties to put the tax on their November ballots.

8.   After hearing this on two test cars, I asked Saturn officials about it.

9.   Alarmed at who was tapping into emerging technology, center officials last summer asked federal officials to begin discussions about the problem.

10.   But before racing Sunday, three challenge teams, including One Australia, asked officials not to run the matches.