WHEN Connecticut lost a Congressional seat because of a population decline, and voting districts were redrawn last December, the Fifth District race for the United States House was poised to be the toughest contest in the state this fall.
If she does badly in the state, that could throw the race into confusion.But Mrs Clinton's toughest contest still looks much more likely to come in the general election and by sounding a relatively hawkish note over Iraq and Iran, she is already looking ahead to that battle.
Cotto was far from disgraced, and the scores of 117-111, 118-110, 118-110 were a poor reflection of his contribution to one of the best fights this town has seen in a long time – and certainly the toughest contest Mayweather has been in over 16 years as a professional.
News reports and social media posts on a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) have hounded Prime Minister Najib, who faces arguably his toughest contest in a general election this year that could be called in days.
