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`` You ca n't say 0 it 's a `` tsunami '' -LRB- tidal wave -RRB- , but we 're making some headway , '' says *T*-1 Fannie Mae 's chairman , [_ARG0 David O. Maxwell] , who *T*-178 visits Tokyo at least once a year *-3 to explain *RNR*-4 and [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 investor interest in *RNR*-4] mortgage securities .
But in the months since then , while [_ARG0 *-1] trying *-2 to [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 support for other issues -- such as an anti-flag-burning constitutional amendment --] he has shied away from *-1 talking about abortion .
In what *T*-1 amounts to an admission that the transition has n't gone as smoothly as Sears had hoped , [_ARG0 the giant retailer] is now trying new ways 0 * to [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 business] [_ARGM-MNR without *-3 appearing *-4 to abandon its seven-month-old strategy] *T*-2 .
A small yield premium over comparable Treasurys and a lack of liquidity is hampering [_ARG0 dealers '] efforts * to [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 interest in the so-called bailout bonds] .
Illinois , for instance , currently has under investigation 10 of [_ARG0 the 30 companies] [_rel drumming] up [_ARG1 funds for charities soliciting there] .
And while the defense secretary is speaking out , [_ARG0 President Bush himself] has n't launched any high-visibility campaign * to [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 support] , as President Reagan did *?* .
All this causes [_ARG0 Rep. Hyde] to muse about [_ARGM-MNR an alternate way] 0 * to [_rel drum] up [_ARG1 more enthusiasm] *T*-1 .