Speculation, which began in late 2009 by a national media blog and by Grover Norquist, a well-known Republican commentator, mentioned Gov.

Speculation of Keegan's resignation built in the days leading up, and a large number of fans began protesting at Ashley's employment of Wise, and his alleged interference.

Speculation existed that the album's release would be timed to coincide with the start of The Threepenny Opera which McKay began starring in on Broadway in April, but this did not take place either.

Speculation about his life and death continues among historians.

Speculation about the Blue Mountains Panther includes the theory that it is descended from either circus or zoo escapees, or is a descendant of a military mascot.

Speculation about the ' real person ' behind the guises of the dream-surrogates or about the function of the dream in relation to the unresolved stresses of this hypothetical mind is fruitless, for the tensions and psychological problems in Finnegans Wake concern the dream-figures living within the book itself.

Speculation and fascination spark imaginations about the source.

* Speculation on what the rules were at BoardGameGeek. Com —" I think experienced game-players can make some reasonable judgments about what the rules probably were.

Speculation was rife at the beginning of 1989 about the possibility of Graf winning another Grand Slam.

Speculation about his sexuality include rumors of an incestuous relationship with his elder sister, Mabel, who may have become pregnant by her brother and miscarried.

Speculation was rife about Dudek's dissatisfaction with life at Real, and an end-of-season return to Feyenoord where he would work more closely with coach Leo Beenhakker – his former boss at Feyenoord and also at the helm of the Polish national team – was a possibility, but nothing materialised, and with former teammate Jordi Codina leaving to join Getafe CF, the 36-year old eventually accepted a new one-year deal to remain at the club, while also speaking about his contentment.

Speculation about the accident has therefore continued to the present day, particularly in Mozambique.

Speculation about the rings ' origin has been traced to Turkey, Egypt and the Middle East and as far back as the 1st century.

Speculation about Goldsmith's romantic life was a popular topic in the British media: for example, in the press, there were a number of claims that James Goldsmith was the illegitimate father of family friend Princess Diana, due to his friendship with Diana's mother, and later with Diana.

Speculation about animal intelligence gradually yielded to scientific study after Darwin placed humans and animals on a continuum, although Darwin ’ s largely anecdotal approach to the topic would not pass scientific muster later on.

Speculation about his future was rife in October 2009 when he was linked with a coaching position at one of his former clubs, Plymouth Argyle, abetted by his visit to Devon to promote the city's 2018 World Cup bid and his subsequent resignation on 17 October.

Speculation about life on Mars exploded in the late 19th century, following telescopic observation by some observers of apparent Martian canals — which were however soon found to be optical illusions.

Speculation about vice presidential possibilities ( besides Cheney ) included:

Speculation about foul play has never been substantiated.

* Speculation about his taking office or not as Comptroller, in NYT on November 9, 1906

Speculation about her future arose in 2004 after she criticised a speech by leader Don Brash.

:" The public must be satisfied that Oswald was the assassin ; that he had no confederates who are still at large ; and that evidence was such that he would have been convicted at trial ... Speculation about Oswald's motivation ought to be cut off ... Unfortunately the facts on Oswald seem about too pat — too obvious ( Marxist, Cuba, Russian wife, etc.

Speculation about Nazism and occultism has become part of popular culture since at least 1959.

Speculation about the name's origins have included the Greek for " from the womb ", and a handbag brandname.

Speculation has been raised as to the possible identity of the figure.

Speculation persists that the Quebec government opposed this assertion of francophone identity outside of the province because of the impact it would have on the assertion of anglophone language rights within its own borders.

Speculation on a new canal continues, however ; the steady increase in world shipping, together with the possibility of establishing shorter shipping routes, may make this an economically viable project.

Speculation that IBM would combine Informix with DB2, or with other database products has proven to be unfounded.

Speculation is often associated with economic bubbles.

Speculation that an extended jam session would be released either under the title Mechanical Bliss, or Naked in the Jungle, or Stiff Upper Lip, came to nothing, and Morrison's next album was A Period of Transition in 1977, a collaboration with Dr. John, who had appeared at The Last Waltz concert with Morrison in 1976.

In 1967 Herman Kahn and Anthony J. Wiener published The Year 2000, A Framework for Speculation on the Next Thirty-Three Years with contributions from other staff members of the Hudson Institute and an introduction by Daniel Bell.

Speculation has arisen that Carroll may have written the story using his own direct experience with episodes of micropsia resulting from the numerous migraines he was known to suffer from.

Speculation ensued that Bush would refuse to meet with Obasanjo if Taylor were not apprehended.

Speculation in 2009 suggested that the new small Saab would be based on the Saab 9-X Biohybrid concept car shown at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, and expected to compete with other premium small cars such as the Mini.

Speculation was rampant during early summer of 2012 that Alfredsson would announce his retirement, but on July 31 he confirmed that he would be returning for his 17th season with the Senators.

* Speculation that, in 1547 – 8, Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII, and her fourth husband Thomas Seymour were involved in a ménage with the future Queen Elizabeth, is probably exaggerated, although there were well attested episodes of sexually charged horseplay involving the three.

Speculation that environmental agents — endocrine disruptors — might be interfering with human hormone systems has not been proven.

Speculation loomed whether this could possibly be the real reason, as trouble with tax authorities and the yakuza have also been speculated to play a role.

Speculation aside, the Mongols retreated northwards a few months later, and the Mamluks reclaimed Palestine with little resistance.

Speculation shifted to the new singer being Norwegian after conversations with René Rutten.

Speculation built up around Boudreau's decision on which Indians pitcher he would send to the mound against the Red Sox on October 4, with choices largely narrowed to Lemon or Satchel Paige.