For all its controversies and dubious associations, in its six years so far Álvaro Uribe's government has more importantly to most locals presided over an economic boom and made major security inroads that have made more of Colombia secure, accessible, and prosperous (if still often unequally so).
Torvill and Dean, Katarina Witt, the absorbing Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding crime thriller and this week another sparkling controversy involving the dubious silver medallists Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao.
Phil Neville says he feels "honoured" to have been given the job of coaching the England women's team but his appointment immediately became embroiled in controversy after highly dubious tweets Neville appears to have sent a few years ago began to circulate, with one making light of domestic violence.
Despite the best intentions of the NCAA, the "targeting rule" implemented to increase player safety continued to generate controversy with the dubious ejection of Georgia defensive lineman Ray Drew on Saturday against Vanderbilt.
This argument is dubious.
The even more dramatic absence of Salman Rushdie, amid dubious talk of prowling underworld assassins, stirred controversy and debate over censorship, so ensuring wide press interest.
A cancer researcher's dubious finding sets off an investigation and a controversy.
The Chick-fil-A and Concordia controversies emerged as the most legally dubious of a string of bombshell new allegations against the embattled EPA chief, adding new momentum to a three-month-long series of scandals.
The buildup to this year's Tribeca Film Festival was dominated by controversy over the inclusion then unceremonious yanking of ultra-dubious anti-vaccination doc Vaxxed from its slate, to co-founder Robert De Niro's apparent chagrin.
The build-up to this year's Tribeca Film Festival was dominated by controversy over the inclusion then unceremonious yanking of ultra-dubious anti-vaccination doc Vaxxed from its slate, to co-founder Robert De Niro's apparent chagrin.
