Mindful of the extent of Mr. Blair's deceptions, The Times recently tightened its rules on the use of anonymous sources, following the lead of 16 other news organizations that last summer signed a similar declaration.

However, the government said it had no plans to tighten or review gun laws following the shootings, saying the UK's legislation on firearms is "arguably the toughest in the world".

Despite holding a substantial lead over Martin for most of the year, however, the race tightened following the September 2008 market collapse and Chambliss's vote for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, otherwise commonly known as the bailout package.

Two years ago, federal officials inadvertently created a virtually drug-free prison in Marion, Ill., when they tightened security there following the murders of two officers.

However, nobody was able to do this since the security around the Frisian Expo Centre tightened following the sparrow incident and death threats against Faunabeheer, SBS Broadcasting, and Endemol.

Mitsubishi's sales in the United States have been in near freefall for the last two years after the company was forced to tighten its lending policies following a surge in defaults on its car loans.

Education AWAITING SIGNATURE OR VETO Would tighten oversight of school finances following the disclosure that millions of dollars in taxpayer money was misspent by school officials in Roslyn, Long Island.

His first program featured an interview with Nick Grace of ClandestineRadio.com that broke the name of al Qaeda's extranet, Obelisk, and the news that the extranet's security tightened following a press leak in September 2007.

The package is opened, and the deeds to the entire Fylde Coast, "Wax's way"; stretching from Knott End-on-Sea all the way to Lytham St Annes are revealed and Mercy reveals her plan as her iron grip over the bustling seaside towns tighten following her purchase of the tower.

The event overall was widely described as having little effect on the 2008 presidential race, although a CBS News poll found that the presidential race tightened following the vice-presidential debate, with the Obama-Biden lead falling from 9 points to 4 points.