1.   The ballot came after determined efforts to lobby support for him.

2.   Whitman had put together an unusual coalition of labor leaders, environmental advocates and business owners to help lobby legislative support for her plan.

3.   Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer visited the United Nations last month to lobby support.

4.   Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi was quoted as saying Tuesday that Kharrazi had personally intervened in the vote to lobby support for Iran.

5.   Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is taking part in an international speaking tour to lobby support for Israel, was due to address the crowd.

6.   Havana claimed the United States was using strong arm tactics to lobby support for the vote.

7.   Havana claimed the United States was responsible for the resolution and was using strong arm tactics to lobby support for the vote.

8.   The anti-abortion lobby is gearing up to lobby Republican support in Congress to prevent the pill from ever appearing in pharmacies.

9.   The gathering is mainly a chance for African leaders to lobby support from the United Nations and the West for help.