The Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been read more

The Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been more mainstream. I think it would also be fair to say the conservatives have developed pretty strong ties to the Republican Party.

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others read more

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others concentrate on practical skills such as campaigning and lobbying. That's very valuable.

That would be an unbelievable, fantastic run for both teams [to win titles], but I think it would be unbelievable read more

That would be an unbelievable, fantastic run for both teams [to win titles], but I think it would be unbelievable for the fans. They'd go from basketball to hockey, basketball to hockey. They're going to be pretty busy.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except read more

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been read more

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been successful on our part. Over the last year we've had a little of this indigestion from a lot of mergers over a short period. We needed to take a little breather to refocus on organic revenue growth, and we think we're near that period of time where our internal operations are where we want, so we're looking at getting back into the (M&A) business.

It was a little like being in a hit-and-run accident.

It was a little like being in a hit-and-run accident.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything read more

once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything that seems unnecessary, and once to make the whole thing sound as if I have only just thought of it.

We try not to make it too difficult for them, ... But their are some good golfers that we have read more

We try not to make it too difficult for them, ... But their are some good golfers that we have to challenge. Finding the balance is difficult.