Challenges In The News - 03/24/08

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Tuesday to the Bush administration's domestic spying program. The justices' decision, issued without comment, is the latest setback to legal efforts to force disclosure of details of the warrantless wiretapping that began after the Sept. 11 attacks. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year ruled against an Islamic charity that also challenged the program, concluding that a key piece of evidence is protected as a state secret.

How do you juggle your roles? Sometimes it is very hard. I try to take them to (one of their) sports events. It’s a challenge, but it pays off personally because I feel like I’m doing something good for the community. Giving back.

Guerra spoke recently about his agenda for the national business group, as well as the challenges he sees ahead.

But Gabriel warned that the government stimulus plan was “not a magic bullet.” He ticked off a list of economic challenges faced by many Americans, including excessive credit card and automobile loan debt and a shaky job market.

Government officials acknowledged the challenge.

“The sooner we wrap up this nomination fight, the sooner we can unify our party and begin to face the challenge of defeating the Democrats in the fall.”

Drawn by the opportunity to talk candidly with colleagues about the challenges of running the world’s largest companies, these business chiefs bring a diversity of perspectives to the intense, interactive discussions that characterize the Forum.

A challenging year for airlines. Consumer Reports, Travel Letter: Frequent-flyer programs present new challenges.

CNET hastily enacted a “poison pill” provision, which Jana is challenging in court.

Still, with the economy expected to slow in the months ahead, the challenges with wireless and broadband will have a significant impact on the way communications companies operate and compete.

The biggest challenge for the company was building its own source of high-quality traffic – and gobbling up doman names was the first step.