We've never had two coalition ministers making rival statements in the Commons on the same subject since the coalition was formed (although, of course, the coalition ministers have frequently made separate policy statements outside the chamber – just ask Ed Davey and John Hayes).
Unless the damage done to FIFA is repaired, the commercial future of soccer could be put at risk.The row has been very public even to the point of rival statements being published on FIFA's website by Mr Blatter and Mr Zen-Ruffinen.
Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, who is locked in a tight battle with Dr. Dean in Iowa, called his rival's statement about Mr. Hussein's capture "ludicrous".
Opposition research teams are on full alert during debates, deconstructing their rivals' smallest statements in ways to make them look like liars, hypocrites and flip-floppers.
Hamas, Fatah's rival, released a statement mourning Mr. Oudeh.
In a statement, rival travel company TUI - owner of Thomson and First Choice - called on the government to strengthen the protection given to holidaymakers when they book their trips, especially for holidaymakers who book online.
The closest she has come to a poke at her old rival was a statement Tuesday, during her first joint campaign appearance with Obama, when she noted once their primary fight ended, "I was proud to endorse him and campaign for him".
Ms. Palin, speaking at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, did not miss the chance to challenge her rival over those statements.
Still, it came as a bit of a surprise when the word count of Mr. Blodget's disclosure statement rivaled the length of his first musings about the trial.
"They voted to let the entire burden of deficit reduction fall squarely on the middle class," he said of his rivals, in a statement on Thursday.
