The markets are telling you that more traders are starting to see a greater risk that a default scenario could happen sooner in time than later. You cannot deny there is a pattern here.

The French produce great Camembert, but they haven't absorbed the wisdom of Spencer Johnson's modern classic, 'Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your life'.

he added, ''is we got our expectations up that we would get 1,000 new jobs, and that is not going to happen.

This is a typical turnout for an off-year election. But there is a warm, fuzzy feeling about coming out of the polls with the sticker on your lapel and I think a lot of people are going to miss that,

A college degree is the cornerstone of the American dream, opening the door to job opportunity and professional fulfillment, while increasing earning power by more than one million dollars over a lifetime. The world economy is extremely competitive and it is important to America's economic prosperity and national security that every student in America has access to a college education.

A column really works best when you really have something to say about something. I haven't had a great original thought on this.

is the kind of leader we need to oversee the tens or hundreds of billions that Washington will be spending on the Gulf Coast. Scott could insist on low everyday prices while still leaving the area as well prepared for the next disaster as Wal-Mart was for Katrina.

Dr. King's lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. As the anniversary of his birth coincides with the anniversary of No Child Left Behind, we must take this opportunity to speak out to ensure fair implementation and full funding of this landmark law.

contributed to a sense that GM problems are very deep.

We spend more in health care than any other nation, amazingly enough, and yet we're not providing service to almost 45 million people and a lot of other people are underinsured, ... And we're obviously not being efficient. So we're not spending the money wisely.