Challenges In The News - 03/29/08

Stability remains an issue with the F1.08 : Despite recent signs that BMW Sauber is making improvements to its 2008 car, the German team's drivers are not expecting to challenge Ferrari and McLaren for race wins early this season.

Anyone born deaf faces a challenge playing in a soccer team. But for deaf-mute players in Iraq, not even the risk of being killed on the way to training can keep them off the pitch.

Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points, including a critical baby hook with 21 seconds to play Tuesday night, and No. 5 North Carolina survived a surprising challenge before holding on for a 75-74 victory over Virginia in Chartlottesville, Va.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge by Barack Obama on Tuesday to decisively win her adopted state in one of the most compelling state primaries in years. Sen. John McCain easily defeated former Massachusetts Gov.

A lesbian couple are seeking to overturn Colorado?s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, in what is thought to be the first challenge to the 2006 ballot initiative that established it.

A New York federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a freeze of 300 million dollars of assets owned by Venezuela's state oil company following a legal challenge by US oil major ExxonMobil.

After big losses to Sen. Barack Obama in Tuesday's Potomac Primary, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton signaled yesterday that she will challenge her rival more aggressively, launching new television ads and attempting to overcome the Obama campaign's clear organizational advantages.

RISING business and household costs is the biggest challenge facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in singapore, according to an industry-wide survey.

Darren Clarke begins his challenge at the Indonesia Open with a two-under-par 68 in Thursday's first round.

Consultants say the municipality is one serious challenge away from administrative failure, but its supervisors are in no hurry to hire a central administrator.

THOMASVILLE — Following a legend is never easy. Thomas County Central’s Bill Shaver is looking forward to such a challenge, however. The Thomas County Board of Education elected to promote Shaver from offensive coordinator to head coach Tuesday night, finally deciding upon Ed Pilcher’s replacement.