I find the pessimist to be, if not exactly pleasant, then at least sincere. You always know what a pessimist is thinking, and if you don

[Trying to rob Livingston of the remaining votes are Reps. Christopher Cox (R-California) and Jim Talent (R-Missouri).] It's sort of like an Easter-egg hunt, ... It's whoever gets the Easter egg first.

My sense is that the market is not particularly surprised by the weakness in Morgan Stanley's preannouncement. It's been pretty well forecast.

If the Iraqis want the sanctions lifted sooner rather than later, then what they have to do is to comply with all the Security Council resolutions which are relevant in this case as quickly as possible. The answer lies in their own hands.

Ms. Rowling is thrilled to have been vindicated so clearly,

There are many vampires in the world today... you only have to think of the film business.