It was a bitter local battle which Crolla won on points – only to see Farrell sink to the canvas after the decision.
Already, the Tory national strategy is being brought to bear on the local battle.
But here in Iowa, the focus was on the local battle for the top spots in the straw poll.
A Labour party member and very good public speaker, he has won a series of local battles, including disputes in Berkshire and Merseyside.
The Ravens not only bring a fierce defense to this party, but, as Rick Reilly writes on ESPN.com, they have a secret weapon: a local kid battling a brain tumor who is choosing their first play.
It would not depend on winning an ever-lengthening succession of local battles against an enemy that is motivated by the presence of foreign forces.
But Mr. Galvin, who has developed a reputation for toughness in local battles with H.M.O.'s, insurers and securities swindlers, has made clear that he is not going to approve a slap-on-the-wrist deal.
"Several teachers reported on local battles trying to save a German program, and losing," he says.
