Word: contestation
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...likely that the Democratic contest is going to come down to Hillary and the alternative to Hillary," said Peverill Squire, a political science professor at the University of Missouri. "Who becomes the alternative is the important question. In recent weeks Edwards and Obama have been focused on keeping Clinton from running off with the nomination. They may have succeeded in doing that, but neither of them has managed to become the Democrats' obvious other choice...
...good start, it was not going to be good practices when we got back,” said junior point guard Drew Housman. “He was going to kill us. It was good to play with some energy.” Housman tied the contest at 37 with 14:28 left and sophomore guard Jeremy Lin tied it at 52 at the 7:53 mark with his third three-pointer in a four-plus-minute span. But then Santa Barbara embarked on a 10-0 run, sparked by a Justin Joyner longball over Housman, and pushed its edge...
...monday, TV and movie writers walked off the job, demanding a cut of the proceeds when their work appears on the Web. The same day, viral-video site Break.com invited striking writers to enter a short-movie contest, the winner to receive $5,000 (and everyone else to get, um, the pleasure of uploading their work). "We get close to 1.5 million guys watching over 12,000 videos on our site every day," the site boasted. "They could be watching yours...
...people to “flood their Web site with bogus sightings” to sabotage Gawker Stalker, the blog’s controversial feature that pinpoints celebrity sightings on an online map of Manhattan. Gawker’s response? “We did a George Clooney contest for the best picture of him,” Coen said. Yesterday evening, Coen, who said she was suffering from a cold, did not mention specific plans for the future apart from her intention to “kick the superbug.” “My ideal future would...
...Constitutional Court changed things a few years ago, ruling in one case that all appeals don't have to be exhausted," he says. "It's enough that the process is under way." Endika Zulueta, Osman's lawyer, sides with Queralt. In an e-mail, he writes, "I will contest the appeal because I think the law supports Rabei Osman's acquittal. Even if the sentence is written in such a way that could lead to a mistake, the principle of non bis in idem clearly applies to his case...