Challenges In The News 08/29/08

ROTH, Germany—The Kraichgau Triathlon, a popular triathlon festival set in the home training ground of legendary triathlete Thomas Hellriegel, has become the latest event to join the Challenge family, organizers announced this week.

Bombardier launched a new 110-130 seat passenger jet, the CSeries, on Sunday in a Canadian bid to challenge industry giants Airbus and Boeing.

Burnett takes on challenge of short rest

A federal appeals court has upheld a challenge by North Carolina and struck down the regulatory cornerstone of the Bush administration's efforts to control air pollution.

PORTLAND — The American arm of an Islamic organization the U.S. government says helped terrorists is in federal court in Portland to challenge the restrictions it’s under.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An initiative to allow high-stakes gambling in Missouri overcame a court challenge Thursday from opponents who claimed its official ballot summary could mislead voters.

VERNON TOWNSHIP — As Meadville Medical Center formally dedicated its new Oncology Wellness Institute Friday, the institute faced an exciting new financial challenge that hospital officials intend to meet with the community’s help.
“Conversations that are challenging can’t be solved in one meeting,” she said. “These issues aren’t going to be finished by the end of the summer.”

“To once again be in the company of the nation’s best hospitals – when rapid changes in health care constantly challenge our commitment to excellence – makes us extraordinarily proud of our dedicated physicans, scientists, nurses and staff,” said a statement by Dr. Gerald S. Levy, dean of the David Deafen School of Medicine at UCLA.”

Janet Lesniak, general manager of the Big Sur River Inn, said the challenge after the fire will be to convince people the area is still worth visiting. Tourists will “never get a better greeting. We’ll be so happy to see them.”

The CIA assessment directly challenged the administration’s claim that the detainees were all hardened terrorists – the “worst of the worst,” as then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfield said at the time.