They give some backing to his contention that the state's electricity crisis was the product of deliberate scheming by Enron and other suppliers.

ECONOMIST: Enron, Oracle and Gray Davis

He missed the opening 37-25 tour win against a Royal XV and will be in contention for Saturday's clash against Free State Cheetahs at Bloemfontein.

BBC: Halfpenny joins Lions squad in SA

It turned out that the proponents of a world free of nuclear arms were long on aspiration and short on credible responses to my contention that common sense dictates such an end state would not be desirable, even if it somehow could be achieved.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The President's new clothes

That, at least, is the contention of David Puts, an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University, in an upcoming paper in Evolution and Human Behavior.

ECONOMIST: Masculine traits

Clinton as secretary of state, last week withdrew her name from contention amid criticism of her public response to the attack.

WSJ: In Benghazi Hearings, Partisan Politics Play Out

The only Golden State team that doesn't figure to be in playoff contention is the San Diego Padres, who open against the New York Mets.

WSJ: On This Opening Day, It's All About the West

The state's case consisted of dozens of photographs and video clips supporting the contention that Mr. Hershberger was operating a retail food establishment, with shelves and refrigerators stocked with Grazin Acres-labeled products, as well as items from neighboring farms.

WSJ: One Small Win for Raw Milk

The main bone of contention is representation for the Protestant Transferors, the clergy who handed over their schools to the state in return for a say in how the sector is run.

BBC: 11-plus dominated NI education debate

In 1986 the rebels (in the person of Martin McGuinness, now one of those ministers) formally renounced their central contention, recognising that there were two governments in Ireland and that the one in Dublin legitimately ruled an Irish state.

ECONOMIST: Ireland