Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

The market's extremely skittish. There's concerns about strong economic growth and tomorrow's (jobs) number.

The market's extremely skittish. There's concerns about strong economic growth and tomorrow's (jobs) number.

We understand that some groups can be shocked by the publication of certain information, but there are legal means -- read more

We understand that some groups can be shocked by the publication of certain information, but there are legal means -- in Denmark and elsewhere -- to resolve this problem. They can file defamation charges in courts.

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we read more

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we sit down at a table to eat, I don't hesitate to tell her how gross eating meat seems just as often as she nags me about my driving when we are in a car together.

There are some things that are not the way they should be, and even the indicators that are 'best-ever' status read more

There are some things that are not the way they should be, and even the indicators that are 'best-ever' status have room for improvement.

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to read more

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to make that very clear. It was the way we handled ourselves on the logistics of it.

Inflation appears to be muted,

Inflation appears to be muted,

Emily had an awesome game. She knew that this was going to be her biggest challenge of the season so read more

Emily had an awesome game. She knew that this was going to be her biggest challenge of the season so far and I think she came through it very well.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.