hotly-contested

While some of that can be explained away by more hotly-contested races on the GOP side, most of it can't.

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats Steve Lombardo 2010

While some of that can be explained away by more hotly-contested races on the GOP side, most of it can't.

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats Steve Lombardo 2010

It was a hotly-contested, playoff-like atmosphere and for the better part of the contest Washington made it hard for the Penguins' stars to have many clean opportunities.

Capitals look for another strong performance against Penguins in Winter Classic Katie Carrera 2011

Despite these barriers, both Americans for Prosperity and the AfP Foundation have boldly entered the political stage in this year's hotly-contested elections -- pushing, and some say violating, the limits on nonprofit involvement in politics.

Chris Kromm: Art Pope and the Corporate Takeover of Democracy Chris Kromm 2010

While some of that can be explained away by more hotly-contested races on the GOP side, most of it can't.

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats Steve Lombardo 2010

Few politicians spoke out against the murders, which occurred in a state that later passed the hotly-contested SB1070 immigration law and is now considering a bill that would deny citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants.

Anti-Immigration Vigilante Convicted Of Killing 9-Year-Old Girl And Her Father In Arizona Elise Foley 2011

Western Sahara -- one of the word's most sparely populated hinterlands -- is also some of its most hotly-contested turf, with no less than three countries implicated in local demands for independence from neighboring Morocco.

Western Sahara's Uneasy Peace Untenable, UN Envoy Says 2010

The Panthers came back this summer after squandering the bye week and home-field edge earned by winning a hotly-contested NFC South crown last season.

Playoff collapse didn't test Panthers' faith in QB Delhomme 2009

Few politicians spoke out against the murders, which occurred in a state that later passed the hotly-contested SB1070 immigration law and is now considering a bill that would deny citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants.

Anti-Immigration Vigilante Convicted Of Killing 9-Year-Old Girl And Her Father In Arizona Elise Foley 2011

While some of that can be explained away by more hotly-contested races on the GOP side, most of it can't.

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats Steve Lombardo 2010