It's been a long time since a visit to America stopped being an infallible formula for strengthening the reputation of read more

It's been a long time since a visit to America stopped being an infallible formula for strengthening the reputation of European politicians. In the last decade, however, that contact with the American ally can result in at least as many headaches as it does advantages.

It doesn't pay to be the good guy, I guess.

It doesn't pay to be the good guy, I guess.

The safety pin thing goes all the way back to Harry. It's part of the image thing. The safety pin read more

The safety pin thing goes all the way back to Harry. It's part of the image thing. The safety pin helps our associates stay looking tidy.

it couldn't have happened to a nicer person and it's a most fitting award.

it couldn't have happened to a nicer person and it's a most fitting award.

We haven't seen any signs of Sunny having the form that he had last year. We talked [on Saturday]. To read more

We haven't seen any signs of Sunny having the form that he had last year. We talked [on Saturday]. To me, it's not a mechanics issue. I think he's kind of lost in what he's trying to do, as far as how he wants to execute each pitch. It's not coming naturally.

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and read more

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and still had strength left over for the sprint, even though the pace was high towards the end of the stage. Christian Vande Velde crashed during the final descent, but he wasn't seriously hurt and managed to finish in the main peloton, while Linus Gerdemann lost some time because he's suffering from a back ache.

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of read more

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.

All good things come to an end. We had a team meeting and the girls are pretty determined to do read more

All good things come to an end. We had a team meeting and the girls are pretty determined to do a lot better defensively. Against Deer Park, we scored 69 points. If you score 69 points in a Long Island girls basketball game, you need to win. That said, I congratulated his kids after the game. They played a great game.

(Blue Valley) has a vision for being the best school district in the nation, ... I hope we can provide read more

(Blue Valley) has a vision for being the best school district in the nation, ... I hope we can provide some kind of model. Not just for the metropolitan area but for the nation as a whole.