Challenges In The News 09/09/08

Thank you for visiting Hartsook Companies both at the BSA National Conference in San Diego. It was a pleasure making your acquaintance and learning about your council’s fundraising opportunities and challenges.

A former Fort Worth City Council member is facing a second challenge seeking to keep her off the ballot in a November state Senate race.

OGUNQUIT, Maine — The Maine Democratic Party has continued its challenge of town resident Herb Hoffman's independent candidacy for U.S. Senate.

Dwain Chambers has been urged to halt his challenge to an Olympic ban for the good of the British team heading to Beijing.

TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Inflation is the "number one challenge" facing emerging Asian economies, with soaring food prices raising the specter of malnutrition for Asia's poorest, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday.

Broad - coming of age. England hope to reap the benefits from their bold decision to change their bowling line-up earlier this year when Stuart Broad faces the biggest challenge of his fledgling Test career against South Africa.

The Council for Civil Liberties is preparing a court challenge against new fines for people who annoy or inconvenience pilgrims during Sydney's World Youth Day later this month.

Ron Johnson spent 32 years in the military leading people through difficult situations. He quickly found another challenge when he retired from the Army.

Ten out of 100 teams had successfully went through two gruelling HSBC Tri-Xtreme stages, which have taken place over the last two consecutive Sundays. The last and what may be the toughest challenge that they will face will be this Sunday at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

''We are withdrawing him from this'' - Hamilton Snr Lewis Hamilton accepted and then quickly retracted a challenge to go head-to-head with British F1 rival Jenson Button in a triathlon event...

Jenson Button has thrown out a challenge to fellow British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton that they swap wheels for their own feet and race a triathlon at the end of July.