[But after an immediate uproar here, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry began backpedaling.] There is no accord yet, only an idea, read more

[But after an immediate uproar here, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry began backpedaling.] There is no accord yet, only an idea, ... This is a theme that needs to be examined when we receive a concrete proposal.

It's great for New England golf fans that the PGA Tour has made Labor Day weekend an annual end-of-summer destination read more

It's great for New England golf fans that the PGA Tour has made Labor Day weekend an annual end-of-summer destination at the TPC,

In the second half, La Conner tightened their defense. They packed defenders into the box ... the ball kept deflecting read more

In the second half, La Conner tightened their defense. They packed defenders into the box ... the ball kept deflecting off people.

As a member of the school board I played an integral role in keeping the district's approximately $8 million budget read more

As a member of the school board I played an integral role in keeping the district's approximately $8 million budget successfully in the black while building several additions and making many improvements. I also played a key role in negotiating many successful union contracts for the district. This experience will better able me to keep the sheriff's department spending in check, and to work well with the department's employee union.

The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.

The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.

I've got just bits and pieces on Madison. But we've never worried about that before, you know, about being matched read more

I've got just bits and pieces on Madison. But we've never worried about that before, you know, about being matched up with anybody.

We handle about 5,000 cases a year, and the average is about 50 percent. That's up from 2003, when health read more

We handle about 5,000 cases a year, and the average is about 50 percent. That's up from 2003, when health care was the main issue in about 45 or 46 percent of our cases.

We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a read more

We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a budget up here, and we don't have to pay any attention it to at all. We do what we want to do.

As much grief as I take the rest of the year, plays like that, you've got to savor them and read more

As much grief as I take the rest of the year, plays like that, you've got to savor them and enjoy them. I've helped the team win with the bat before, but it's nice to do it with the glove.