Challenges in the news - 01/31/2008

JACKSON, Miss. -- Former state Representative John Reeves has dropped his challenge to the outcome of the House District 71 post. Reeves, a Republican who had been in the House since 1984, was defeated twice by Adrienne Wooten, a Democrat.

Court skeptical of voter ID challenge. Voter ID law is likely to be upheld. The Supreme Court appears skeptical of a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s strict photo identification measure. Democrats challenged the law as a voting rights violation, contending the Republican-backed measure would deter thousands of poor, minority or elderly voters from casting a ballot. The same theme was on display Monday when the court heard a challenge to lethal injections in a Kentucky death penalty case. During Wednesday’s arguments, Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia questioned whether the Democrat’s challenge should be thrown out because no voters were cited in the lawsuit. He called the pending lawsuite a “kind of grab-bag challenge” that did not focus on voters or real problems.

It is clear from these past few weeks, however, that the polls are finally getting the challenge they deserve.

Yet 2008 presents continued challenges as regulators balance the risks and benefits of anemia drugs.

“The logo is there to tell you what the car is, not who you are,” Hyundai challenged the importance of image, a key premise of premium branding.

Renting the remainder will be more challenging. “We are talking to a variety of national, small-shop and apparel tenants who are saying to us, ‘We may reduce the velocity of our expansion for a period.’”

The producer stressed that his main challenge was making patriotic films that felt more like Hollywood blockbusters than Soviet propaganda. “The viewer votes with his ruble,” Mr. Bazhenov said. “That’s the most important thing and we understand it. Today you can’t force people into movie theaters.”

“The problem of performance-enhance substances may be the most serious challenge that baseball has faced since the 1919 Black Sox scandal.” – George Mitchell, quoting former Commissioner Fay Vincent in his report.

All three films present a built-in casting challenge. The lead actor has to carry the story for a long time, talking to the dog, mannequins or himself until a real person makes a belated grand entrance.

A timeless voice challenging today's world – this is definitive Jonit Mitchell.

“When the Supreme Court issued their narrow-minded ... ruling, they ignored reality. They ignored the challenges associated with documenting a discriminatory difference in pay within a mere six months, despite the typical office secrecy over income.”