But now this effort may be jeopardized because of a ridiculous contest of egos and credit-taking in which the two houses appear to be engaged.
A 30-second spot on "Push, Nevada" -- which may remain on the air longer than its ratings would dictate because of a $1 million contest that is part of the plot -- is being sold for an average price of $95,812, the survey reported.
Last year's balloting lasted three weeks because of a heated contest between Guatemala, backed vigorously by the United States, and Venezuela, whose leader, Hugo Chávez, said he wanted the seat to gain a higher international profile for his campaign of shifting power from the United States and other wealthy nations to poorer countries.
In July, Frampton had to pull out of a contest at Wembley because of an ear injury.
But under the Electoral Count Act of 1887, saying that the Legislature must step in and appoint electors if the results are in doubt, either because of an unresolved contest or because the results were produced by counting procedures that were altered after Election Day.
One of the largest private archives documenting the mid-20th-century furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames has been withdrawn from an auction scheduled for Thursday because of a lawsuit contesting their ownership.
If you are competitive, you should stay up later just because of the idea of winning a contest.
E-commerce juggernaut eBay is under fire because of a holiday giveaway contest gone awry.
A game between Syracuse and San Diego State was postponed because of the weather, a Florida-Georgetown contest ended at halftime because the court was too wet, and the Ohio State-Marquette tilt was canceled, again for weather, before it started.
He allowed that the "Star Wars" convention audience could be "cheated out of a lot of great works" because of the contest restrictions.
