Challenges In The news 08/25/08

The stock market tumbled again. Retail sales were disappointing. “We will come through this challenge stronger than ever before,” Bush declared at a White House news conference. “Our economy has continued growing, consumers are spending, businesses are investing, exports continue increasing, and American productivity remains strong.”

The Bush administration has the authority to capture and detain suspected enemy combatants in this country but must give them an adequate opportunity to challenge their military detention, a closely divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

President George W. Bush has the power to order the imprisonment of an al Qaeda suspect in the United States but the detainee must be able to challenge his status as an "enemy combatant," a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

A federal appeals court says the only man who is being held as an enemy combatant on U.S. soil should have the right to challenge his detention.

Saying new affordable-housing obligations would force suburban towns to build beyond their capacity, a coalition of nearly 200 mayors said yesterday they would challenge the regulations in court.

Appeals panel: U.S. can detain Ali Al-Marri, but he can challenge his status.

Bobby Zamora is looking forward to a new challenge after joining Fulham with John Pantsil.

The folks at Milwaukee’s TV stations are breathing a sigh of relief now that a challenge to their licenses over 2004 election coverage has been dismissed by the FCC. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, of course, since this final word re...

The phenomenal success of Twenty20 notwithstanding, Tests would remain the ultimate challenge for a cricketer, says Indian skipper Anil Kumble. "Test cricket is here to stay and players really feel privileged to be a part of Test cricket.TRENTON Ñ The New Jersey League of Municipalities announced it will challenge new affordable housing regulations, claiming the recently implemented rules that established local obligations are "fatally flawed."

The state's highest court has rejected a challenge by dog track owners who wanted to eliminate a November ballot question that asks voters whether to ban dog racing in Massachusetts.

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