Challenges In The News 07/27/08

High court rejects challenge to legality of border fence. The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge by environmental groups and more than a dozen members of Congress. If the court had agreed to review the challenge, it wouldn’t have heard arguments until its next term, which begins in October. A federal judge agreed and imposed the strict rules that the Bush administration now is challenging.

New music store to take on iTunes. Like other recent challengers – and unlike iTunes – the Rhapsody MP3 store will feature songs that aren’t constrained by anti-copying measures.

He can’t be fired until after he is given a hearing to challenge the decision.

Among those challenging that assessment is Gerhard Tuschla, a reporter for Austrian public broadcaster ORF.

Fed likely to hold rates steady. “These are very challenging waters to navigate,” said economist Richard Yamarone at Argus Research.

Pentagon: Taliban attacks may grow. Insurgents will continue to challenge the government in southern and eastern Afghanistan, and that may also move to increase their power in the north and west, the report predicted.

The government and party – wary about anything that might challenge their monopoly on power – is still trying to figure out how much of a role it wants people like Chen to play.

Solicitors working in Scotland's busiest court plan to challenge new legal aid regulations.

By embracing the iPod, digital music seller is spending $50-million to challenge Apple's market leadership.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The greatest challenge in the domestic front is to address the skills and talent gap, according to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Senator Tan Sri Amirsham A. Aziz.

India - Climate Change - PM Climate Change is a global challenge and it can only be successfully overcome through a global, collaborative and cooperative effort, said Dr. Manmohan Singh Monday in New Delhi.