Challenges in the news - 02/08/2008

Olympic champion sprinter Justin Gatlin will challenge his four-year doping suspension and may take the case to federal court. "We may have to file multiple actions at the same time," Gatlin's attorney John Collins told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Former President Joseph Estrada has taken up the challenge of former President Fidel Ramos who, through his spokesman, threatened to run for the presidential office in 2010 if Estrada throws his hat into the presidential ring.

Being too much of a challenge This week's question comes from a guy who started distancing himself from his girl. You are the MAN and thanks for all your great advice!

BR teens accept challenge - Capt. Scott Johnston chuckles to himself when “at-risk” teens wearing trendy hairstyles, some with colored or long hair, first enter the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program.

Ten years ago the students at Chemawa Indian School started learning communications skills, confidence and teamwork from a challenge course built on the school's 426 acres. There are 26 elements on the course, including the confidence-building zip-line.

Allenergy, Inc., with a 17-year history in the oil and gas industry and current involvement in the multi-billion dollar natural gas fields in Kansas and Oklahoma, said the year 2007 has been a challenge to follow the business plan due to inclement weather conditions for the first seven months.

Residents can judge for themselves whether a New York Times best-seller under challenge in the Hillsborough County school system is too intense for teens.

Editor’s Note: A recent University of Texas study shows that students who take Advanced Placement classes and exams get better GPAs and have a higher chance of graduating high school. A teacher found this to be true when she challenged her students to step up to take the AP English exam.

A Tulsa federal judge won't revive a group's challenge to the new immigration law.

Fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia overcame a stiff challenge from France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin while the Indian challenge at the Chennai Open ended when doubles duo of Mustafa Ghouse and Karan Rastogi crashed out in the first round on Wednesday.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has set January 7th as the launch date for an open-source search project, dubbed Wikia Search; that eventually hopes to challenge Google and other established players.