It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better read more

It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better and better when you get to election day, but people feel the economy's in a funk. The latest example of that was Bush's father.

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My read more

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.

The company has gone out of business. They've not been able to stay financially afloat and are unable to do read more

The company has gone out of business. They've not been able to stay financially afloat and are unable to do the work they've been contracted to perform.

The world has lost its quintessential romantic icon.

The world has lost its quintessential romantic icon.

None of them want to lead with price, so if you have a network that is better, it's great. Spending read more

None of them want to lead with price, so if you have a network that is better, it's great. Spending on voice calls is falling even without a price war, so they don't want to cut prices.

I kick myself a little bit because I'm always worried. I'm trying to put my insecurities away in the sense read more

I kick myself a little bit because I'm always worried. I'm trying to put my insecurities away in the sense of just letting things take their course.

We were a little bummed the rest of that night. We kind of didn't know what to say. It's like, read more

We were a little bummed the rest of that night. We kind of didn't know what to say. It's like, why Utah? Why does that always have to happen to us against them? But we kept our heads high, knowing we had the NCAA Tournament to look forward to. We realize that we're not done and we have a chance to play at least one game.

These series events are great preparation for the race. It's good to see who's riding fast and who's riding strategically read more

These series events are great preparation for the race. It's good to see who's riding fast and who's riding strategically well.

Right now the only thing that will beat us is ourselves.

Right now the only thing that will beat us is ourselves.