Word: contestation
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...between the two rivals. "Iran and the U.S. have many common interests in the region. Our position should not be one of opposition but friendly competition," says Qalibaf. Translated from words into policy, that sort of sentiment would mark a sea change in the world's most dangerous interstate contest...
Over a St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and Guinness, the online political editor of the Associate Press gave a prepared statement on broad political themes, but then faced a barrage of questions about the nomination contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton...
...question-and-answer session—driven by dinner guests who won their seats via an IOP lottery—Fournier remained agnostic about the ultimate outcome of the primary contest, stating that an Obama loss in the primary would fracture the party more than a Clinton loss...
...Both Florida and Michigan are struggling to get their delegates seated because they violated the national party's attempt to impose order on the nominating process by mandating that any state not authorized to hold its delegate selection contest before February 5 would be subject to penalties if it moved earlier. In both states, officials tried to call the national party's bluff and moved their votes to January; the Democratic National Committee responded by taking all of the delegate votes away from the two mega-states that are hugely important general election battlegrounds...
...have to get the soldiers out there ready to go.” Midway through the doubles portion, it looked like Harvard had a chance to earn the point. With a big Crimson lead in the No. 2 position, the doubles point came down to the No. 3 contest. At that spot, junior Laura Peterzan and senior Vilsa Curto—who is also a former associate photography executive—kept the match even at 4-4, but the two then dropped nine straight points, mostly on unforced errors. The final score went down as an 8-4 loss...