Challenges In The News 10/07/08

Jay Lefkowitz, a former deputy counsel at the Office of Management and Budget under the Bush administration, said, “Product-liability lawsuits challenge FDA sovereignty, undercut having one label standard, increase costs and render drugs much less safe.”

E-mails show that Mark Penn wanted the campaign to focus on the the challenger’s ‘lack of American roots.’

In March the partnerships filed five lawsuits challenging the IRS’ denial of their losses and its imposition of penalties.

In cross-examination and in briefs, IRS lawyer Gregory J. Stull didn’t directly challenge the considerable medical evidence. Rather, he focused on Taylor’s continuing ability to perform and her artistic stature as depicted on her own Web site. But he had to back off the claim that Taylor’s accountant had withdrawn the challenge to a levy notice after admitting the feds had received no such request in writing.

The challenges of integrating overlapping European networks in such a deal would be significant. Yet the cost savings might be attractive to UPS and FedEx, both of which issued profit warnings in recent months after their domestic businesses were hit by the slowing U.S. economy.

Maualuga (mah-wah-LOO-gah) was constantly challenged to fit in, to find his way.

Yesterday, the Air Transport Association – the airline lobby – challenged the auction in court, calling the government “intellectually dishonest.”

“Developing a way to manufacture these materials on a large scale will also be a challenge,” the researchers said in a university statement.

The movie, opening Wednesday, is about ignorant actors trapped in the jungle while making a war move and includes a sequence in which the actors discuss playing mentally challenged characters using disparaging terms.

If Mexico stands to benefit, China’s role as factory-to-the-world faces challenges.

Thorpe’s November 2006 retirement and van den Hoogenband’s decision to drop the 200 freestyle from his Beijing Olympic program left a somewhat depleted field to challenge Phelps. That didn’t diminish the effect of his yawning gap of victory. “He’s not just winning but destroying everthing,” Peirsol said. “It’s awesome to watch.”