The US states of Washington and Colorado have voted to legalise the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes, in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a potential showdown with President Barack Obama's administration.
Iran analysts said they were bracing for the next potential showdown on Feb. 11, the anniversary of Iran's 1979 revolution.
The deal also sets up a potential showdown between Scottish and Newcastle and Carlsberg for control of Baltic Beverages, which sells 30percentt of all the beer consumed in Russia.
For hardline progressive voters, a potential showdown in the March 20 , 2018 primary between Garcia and Ramirez-Rosa, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, amounts to an embarrassment of riches.
Mrs. Clinton, while urging those voters to support Mr. Obama for president, has been careful to avoid a potential showdown with Ms. Palin.
Members of the Pheu Thai party initially said they would back a political amnesty, which would open the door for Mr. Thaksin's eventual return and create a potential showdown with the military and others who oppose him.
Still, speedway officials played up the potential showdown on their Web site.
This year, despite a continued ban on public assembly, leaders of anti-India groups have called for a march on Tuesday to a UN office in the summer capital, Srinagar, setting up a potential showdown with security forces.
Addressing a potential showdown over immigration, Earnest said the White House would "certainly be open to conversation" with Republicans, leaving the door open to GOP opponents lobbying for alterations to the president's plans.
A decade later, the teams are each a game from a potential showdown in the final of the Champions League.
