Word: contestable
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...stated that candidate Ron Paul's advocates are probably the most zealous, I was shocked that he was absent from the poll results sprinkled throughout the article. As a tuned-in 60-year-old, I am aware of the Internet buzz about his candidacy. You focused on the popularity contest rather than on interesting if not mainstream ideas - something this country needs more of. John Kelsh, Seattle...
...long used Islam to cement a national identity. Those who speak for religion wield enormous influence over a nuclear-armed nation of 165 million that is a key U.S. ally in the global war on terror. This has prompted a race to define the country's founding principles. That contest culminated in the streets of Islamabad last spring when the female madrasah students launched their vigilante campaign against CD shops and massage parlors. "The government point of view is that we challenged the writ of the state, but we believe that the government is challenging the writ of God," says...
...ORLEANS Dwight Howard wins slam-dunk contest at NBA All-Star game...
...like we did against Endicott. We just made a lot of errors that we probably shouldn’t have made.” Newbury started off strong, taking the lead early in the opening game. The Crimson struggled to play catch up, but never succeeded, losing the first contest, 24-30. Although sophomore Erik Kuld slammed down a total of 19 kills, his point late in the game that tied the score at 22 did not prove sufficient to rally Harvard back for the win. The second game looked to be a repeat of the first, with Newbury quickly...
...also implored the crowd to make sure to attend the caucuses after voting earlier in the day, a nod to Texas' uniquely complex contest. It is actually a hybrid system made up of both a primary, where the bulk of the state's 228 Democratic delegates are decided, and an evening caucus. Further clouding matters is that delegates are not awarded proportionally along congressional district lines, but instead are done based on state senate districts, with areas that had higher turnout in recent presidential and gubernatorial elections getting bonus delegates. That could mean that Obama could snag more delegates than...