He describes himself as a mild depressive, and he goes through just terrible suffering, much of it self-generated. And yet read more

He describes himself as a mild depressive, and he goes through just terrible suffering, much of it self-generated. And yet he's also an extremely buoyant person who finds a great deal in life to entertain and instruct and amuse him. He has a kind of vivacity about him. He's very funny, and he's very obsessed with certain themes.

The loss of the West Bank was a shock to everyone,

The loss of the West Bank was a shock to everyone,

It has a coarse texture and a rich, beefy taste only matched by hanger steak.

It has a coarse texture and a rich, beefy taste only matched by hanger steak.

It would be illegal to apply this proposed definition to any federal contract. The minority small business community is not read more

It would be illegal to apply this proposed definition to any federal contract. The minority small business community is not well served by a resolution that flies in the face of existing laws.

When that report comes out, we'll have a better idea. We're going to have to wait for that report to read more

When that report comes out, we'll have a better idea. We're going to have to wait for that report to come back May 1, and then we'll study it and we'll sit down with the president and university officials and decide what we're going to do.

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things read more

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things out. And she just started to copy what I was doing. Of course, as she got better at it, I would show her the 3-d aspect of shading or how to render perspective — and she could just do it. She would just pick it up.

Getting European Commission approval is a key step ... but the fact that there has been such a disconnect between read more

Getting European Commission approval is a key step ... but the fact that there has been such a disconnect between the takeout price of $76 (per Guidant share) and the current share price tells you there's more uncertainty and nervousness out there than normal.

It walked around and seemed like she was OK.

It walked around and seemed like she was OK.

I would not be surprised if a private equity group ended up buying Knight Ridder, and then took their time read more

I would not be surprised if a private equity group ended up buying Knight Ridder, and then took their time and sold off the assets to strategic buyers.