Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything read more

Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything was taken - but material values at the time didn't matter one bit. It was only after that it did matter.

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price read more

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price spike in the aftermath of Katrina. This is quite promising for the growth outlook.

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens

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.

I'm very anxious not to fall into archaism or "literary" diction. I want my vocabulary to have a very large read more

I'm very anxious not to fall into archaism or "literary" diction. I want my vocabulary to have a very large range, but the words must be alive.

The total number of eligible voters is 15.5 million, ... and we expect the turn-out to reach 11 or 12 read more

The total number of eligible voters is 15.5 million, ... and we expect the turn-out to reach 11 or 12 million.

We're not in combat the last time I checked. We've got some time.

We're not in combat the last time I checked. We've got some time.

We have formed a legal defense team that includes prominent American, European, Asian and Arab lawyers who were chosen on read more

We have formed a legal defense team that includes prominent American, European, Asian and Arab lawyers who were chosen on the basis of competence and merit to put up a strong defense.

We knew we had 90 minutes to find a goal but the first half was too hectic and we were read more

We knew we had 90 minutes to find a goal but the first half was too hectic and we were too nervous,