Challenger General

Europeans to pick browsers after Microsoft deal
AP Online; 12/16/2009; 1426 words; ...Meanwhile Mozilla _ the maker of Internet Explorer's nearest challenger, Firefox _ said it was happy to see that the EU deal would...review the entire deal at the end of 2011. Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith said he was pleased to resolve long-standing...

Coakley, Brown spar on environmental policy, economy ; Most heated exchange yet
The Boston Globe; 12/16/2009; 924 words; ...Coakley, the Democratic nominee and the state's attorney general, had largely ignored her opponent previously, but yesterday...headquarters of Polartec with one of her former Democratic primary challengers, businessman Stephen G. Pagliuca. Brown continued a Jobs...

NSW: History repeats with a new year, new premier, a new pledge
AAP General News (Australia); 12/15/2009; 1032 words; AAP General News (Australia) 12-15-2009 NSW: History repeats with a new year...a challenge surfaced continually through the year, but the potential challengers varied. Carmel Tebbutt, Frank Sartor, Michael Daley and Eric Roozendaal...

GOP makes hay over Boxer's `ma'am' comment
The Boston Globe; 12/15/2009; 830 words; ...of California reprimanding a general for calling her "ma'am...Boxer interrupted Brigadier General Michael Walsh of the Army Corps...thank you." Boxer said the general was not offended by her remarks...including the two Republican challengers. Former Hewlett-Packard...

Al Musharrakh clinches DSCA title.
Gulf News (United Arab Emirates); 12/15/2009; 639 words; ...impressive one-under-par total of 145, beating his nearest challengers Ali Saleh Ali and Mohammad Diad Al Naomi, both of Bahrain...tied on 149, four strokes off the pace. Saeed Al Budoor, general manager of the Emirates Golf Federation, congratulated Al...