We believe these are a solid set of figures.

We believe these are a solid set of figures.

This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil read more

This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil prices played a pivotal role in the market's magnificent run, as they did in stock markets in neighboring oil-rich Gulf States.

It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh read more

It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh in, so he have things to do.

We don't have qualified people to speak. They don't have experts and commentators. There's no political discourse in this city, read more

We don't have qualified people to speak. They don't have experts and commentators. There's no political discourse in this city, and it showed.

While we all may read more about the impact of public hospital closures on inner cities, the fact is we read more

While we all may read more about the impact of public hospital closures on inner cities, the fact is we are also seeing the potential for an impending access crisis in suburbs with high-poverty populations. These high-poverty suburbs exist disproportionately in California, Texas, and other areas in the south.

The prices all of us pay for insurance in 2002 may be a little higher. Prices were already firming up read more

The prices all of us pay for insurance in 2002 may be a little higher. Prices were already firming up because insurers' investment returns had been decreasing, and auto and property loss had increased. But this is going to accelerate that process.

I'm a firm believer in the power of negative advertising. And they've been in the enviable position of doing nothing read more

I'm a firm believer in the power of negative advertising. And they've been in the enviable position of doing nothing but negative advertising.

When I charged a round in the chamber, he got down real fast,

When I charged a round in the chamber, he got down real fast,

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven read more

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.