Washington has no party registration and voters may choose on primary day to vote in either contest.
Since the time of the shutdown, there was not a marked deterioration of Republican numbers in either contest.
The Liberals won't be running candidates in either contest on Saturday in what the NSW party director, Tony Nutt, described as an act of "atonement".
Black has a weakness in doubled f pawns, but this is not serious because he can advance his foremost pawn to f5 and then either contest the e4 square or exchange his pawn off.
The men's race that followed was sedate in comparison, the heavier and more experienced Cambridge crew proving too strong throughout and claiming the Light Blues' first win in either contest since their controversial 2012 victory.
But no clear winner has emerged in either contest. .
In the past American teams have not always seemed to enjoy either the contest or each other's company to the same extent.
This is not an either-or contest, like last year's with "Saving Private Ryan" versus "Shakespeare in Love" (which won).
An Oct. 20 news article about 13-year-old twins who were charged with raping their neighbor, and their experience in the foster care system, is a chilling reminder of the danger of turning child welfare into an either-or contest between child protection and family preservation.
No wet-T-shirt contests, either.
