But on the whole, it has been a policy-light contest for the simple reason that there was very little to choose between the two Democrats either on domestic or on foreign policy.
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After regular interruptions due to bad light, the contest finished as a draw with Northants on 135 for 3, with David Sales unbeaten on 66.
NIGERIA'S ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) faces its biggest threat in 14 years, after a newly formed opposition coalition was given the green light to contest a presidential election due in 2015.
Cassius Clay, as he was then known, first came to the attention of the Guardian at the 1960 Olympics where he strutted to gold, beating Polish slugger Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in the light heavyweight contest.
Probably the most famous of them all, though, was Cassius Marcellus Clay, who won gold in the light heavyweight contest in Rome in 1960.
On the undercard, there was disappointment for the American-based Liverpudlian Liam Vaughan, who was pulled out of his light middleweight contest with Dan Nazareno after two rounds.
Another Brazil versus New Zealand matchup, this light heavyweight contest pits Chuck Liddell protégé Teixeira against Kiwi takedown artist Te Huna.
The lone light heavyweight contest on the UFC 171 card, this bout between the Ukranian Krylov (16-3, 1-1 UFC) and former NCAA football standout St. Preux (14-5, 2-0 UFC) should be a fast and violent affair.
The USA head coach, Billy Walsh, meanwhile, told the Guardian that he believed the contentious decisions had made it the worst Olympics since Roy Jones infamously lost a light-middleweight contest in 1988 that became a byword for scandal.
Both men weighed in for the light-welterweight contest at the Memorial Sports Arena at 139¾lb on Friday.
