We are trying to get the other eight people also freed soon.

We are trying to get the other eight people also freed soon.

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

They may migrate in a direction, either up or down, depending on which bank becomes the lead on the consumer read more

They may migrate in a direction, either up or down, depending on which bank becomes the lead on the consumer side.

We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest read more

We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest rates are coming down slightly, moving from 7 percent to about 6.95 percent at the this point in time. So the market isn't worried about inflation. The market thinks the Fed's decision was right.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar.

I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar.

Cheryl Treadwell is our angel,

Cheryl Treadwell is our angel,

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

Really, the President was going to have to push to get it done. Others would have gone along,

Really, the President was going to have to push to get it done. Others would have gone along,