Challenges In The News 09/28/08

That’s what’s happening now, as almost everybody agrees that whatever the long-term challenges, oil supply is adequate to meet demand at prices equivalent of $4 gallon for gas in the U.S.

Different Challenges. The challenges were different. “The best way to assist me is thinking exactly like me, because I cannot think about everything.”
Government Faces Challenge Over How To Enforce Rules. “There’s been a free ride on antitrust in China for a long time. Multinationals have got to audit themselves to find out whether they will be in compliance with the new antimonoploy law. That’s very challenging.”

In Washington last week, U.S. District Judge James Robertson rejected a defense plea to halt the Hamdan trial, ruling that challenges to the new system’s fairness must wait until a conviction.

The company said conditions are expected to remain challenging through the second half of the year, particularly in the third quarter.

In any event, once the dealing with the losses from the previous regime is past, Mr. Pandit will face another challenge: proving there is value in keeping all of Citigroup’s broad set of businesses under one umbrella.

Turkey’s economy is expanding rapidly, but the availability of electricity is a key challenge to its future growth.

In a televised meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, who oversees the energy industry, Mr. Medvedev outlined priorities for developing some of Russia’s richest and most challenging oil deposits.

Annette Taddeo, a small business woman, is challenging nine-term incumbent Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in a south Florida district.

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, who is challenging incumbent Alaskan Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, said he post items or engages in online chats on prominent Democratic Web sites about every two weeks.

Recently, the Transportation Department proposed to raise automobile fuel-economy standards by 25% over a five-year period ending in 2015. Despite Sen. McCain’s optimism about the Volt, GM in filings to the agency has cited “numerous challenges” associated with bringing vehicles such as the Volt to market.