Investors may want a premium on bonds, which may push the cost of borrowing up. But a downgrade will have read more

Investors may want a premium on bonds, which may push the cost of borrowing up. But a downgrade will have an immediate impact on the cost of debt.

[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.

It's an attempt to mitigate, and litigate the problem,

It's an attempt to mitigate, and litigate the problem,

We're not turning our backs on them. We've done a very good job helping them find work. We can't guarantee read more

We're not turning our backs on them. We've done a very good job helping them find work. We can't guarantee 100 percent employment.

We're starting the 2006 part of the season in dominating fashion and that's good.

We're starting the 2006 part of the season in dominating fashion and that's good.

There was a good lesson learned and we ended up winning the game.

There was a good lesson learned and we ended up winning the game.

Protests demonstrate our marvelous democratic system.

Protests demonstrate our marvelous democratic system.

The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a read more

The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a main stud (one of three inside the engine which holds the crankshaft in place), ... From there, somehow it wedged the rod in the cylinder which eventually led to it breaking. As soon as it started, you could tell something was wrong. It was the first time in all my years in racing that I've seen something like this happen to us.

I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, read more

I came here. There was all kinds of people out back, bringing guns in upstairs. And they said grab 'em, and took 'em upstairs, walked out and there was police.