Challenges In The News 04/26/08

A court challenge to the nominating petition of Jason Petrella, a Democratic primary candidate for the state’s 47th Senatorial District seat, will reportedly be withdrawn.

State Rep. Rick Noriega took the lead Tuesday in a four-way Democratic race to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, but it was too early to tell if the veteran of the war in Afghanistan would be able to avoid a runoff election.

Incumbent State Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson easily survived a GOP primary challenge Tuesday from the son of a former Central Texas state senator, but an incumbent McLennan County Commissioner lost in the Republican primary.

Associated Press - March 5, 2008 12:13 AM ET DALLAS (AP) - The Hillary Clinton campaign in Texas says it may mount a legal challenge to the state's caucus results.

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. said the US District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in favour of its subsidiary, Barr Laboratories, Inc., in the challenge of the patent listed by Bayer Schering Pharma, AG in connection with Bayer Schering's Yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) oral contraceptive.

Last year, the Swashbucklers brought the hardware to Lake Charles for the first time in team history as they won the 2007 IFL championship. Entering the 2008 season, Head Coach Darnell Lee and his players expect defending their title will be a challenge but their expectations are high.

To challenge the mainstream status of the 19-inch widescreen segment in the LCD monitor market, AU Optronics, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and LG Display (LGD) will start volume production of 18.5-inch widescreen panels in the third quarter, according to industry sources

WASHINGTON -- A major challenge for the next federal coordinator of Gulf Coast rebuilding will be providing a transition plan for the new administration that takes over Jan. 20, 2009.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick faces a possible challenge from a former state legislator who says the Detroit Democrat's failure to support presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama proves she's "out of touch" with her district.

ST. PAUL - Former Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer said she's going to challenge Rep. Mark Olson, R-Big Lake, for the Republican endorsement for his seat in the state House of Representatives.

If someone pays you a good deed, don’t pay it back — pay it forward. That’s the idea behind the Williamsport Sun-Gazette’s “Pay It Forward” challenge, which is just days from being launched.