Challenges In The News 07/31/08

WELSH allies of Gordon Brown insisted yesterday it would be “suicide” to force a challenge to the Prime Minister’s position.

Councilor Sharon Konopa intends to challenge Mayor Dan Bedore for his office in the November general election.

The four year Highway 101 construction project from Santa Barbara to Montecito has inspired a Commuter Challenge competition among teams and area employers. The commute challenge is a team-based competition during the months of August and September.

The state Supreme Court has rejected a broad challenge to New Jersey's rules governing the humane care of farm animals, sending the matter back to the state Agriculture Department for fine-tuning. The court considered a challenge brought by a coalition of animal rights activists.

Alternative energy production a challenge for GCC nations

PLANO, Texas , July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- After successfully completing the Doritos "THE QUEST" challenge, 23-year-old John Wright of Rock Hill, S.C. has emerged as the winner, claiming a triangular solid gold artifact valued at $100,000 .

New Zealander Valerie Vili's Olympic Games challenge grows tougher by the day as her chief rival for gold hurls the shot put further.

LONDON - A senior member of Britain’s governing Labour Party called yesterday for a radical overhaul of party politics, a move commentators saw as a potential challenge to Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s leadership.

R.H. Donnelley Corp's (RHD) ability to deleverage remains a concern following this morning's announcement of revised ad sales guidance downward, according to Fitch Ratings. The challenge the company faces in reducing leverage was highlighted in a piece published by Fitch 'R.H. Donnelley Corp - Cost of Flexibility and Challenges of Deleveraging' on July 28.

Concerned about the potential costs, board members of the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority decided not to challenge a controversial state permit for a phosphate mine that would destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands and streams that feed into the Peace River.
Rural development continues to constitute a challenge for the India in the post-independent era, former president Dr A P J Kalam said on Wednesday.