The looming threat of a global influenza pandemic demands global, regional and national attention, and preparation and response to a read more

The looming threat of a global influenza pandemic demands global, regional and national attention, and preparation and response to a pandemic is a shared responsibility.

There are bugs everywhere. We share the world with bugs.

There are bugs everywhere. We share the world with bugs.

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of read more

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of a place like Russia. [Say] some crook steals it, he sells it to Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden brings it to Cleveland, or Boston, or L.A., and blows it up.

We've built crude supplies far in excess of what the market is expecting and that should weigh on prices.

We've built crude supplies far in excess of what the market is expecting and that should weigh on prices.

This would be a strong political message from the United States ... for what we are doing. Israel is a read more

This would be a strong political message from the United States ... for what we are doing. Israel is a cornerstone for stability in the Middle East.

We have heard from many PUD customers that they prefer smaller, more frequent rate increases versus larger, occasional rate increases.

We have heard from many PUD customers that they prefer smaller, more frequent rate increases versus larger, occasional rate increases.

That went a long way to helping our confidence. Anyone we face now probably won't be better than him. When read more

That went a long way to helping our confidence. Anyone we face now probably won't be better than him. When you face someone like that, you probably won't face someone who throws harder.

We are getting dozens of calls a day asking for details about the Medicare prescription-drug coverage.

We are getting dozens of calls a day asking for details about the Medicare prescription-drug coverage.

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have read more

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have to include the Boeing- Airbus dispute - which, given its complexity, should be settled through negotiations anyway.