The Hispanic population in 2003 is radically different than in 1992, and many of the factors that have changed for Spanish-language immigrants make learning English more difficult. They are arriving later, staying in the U.S. for a shorter period, and fewer are speaking English at home.

The Hispanic scores were somewhat understandable based on the changing demographics. Diversity may lead to more difficulties in education.

The jury's out on whether this election can bring Bolivia back from the precipice of national collapse or whether it will generate even more political tension and perhaps a break-up of the country.

You can't govern in Haiti alone. You need sufficient cooperation from the losers so that parliament can function and the government can deal with the fundamental problems that makes Haiti the last on every list of human security issues in the hemisphere.

You could argue that putting it near the convention center and the two major hotels down there, and the environment of the Strip, would make sense. I don't think that's an idle thought.

It's really an outrageous situation, that any U.S. citizen would be treated like that.

Once this is adopted, it would be difficult for the Security Council to turn the other way and to once again close its eyes to flagrant atrocities. We expect this to bring with it early warning systems, so we can prevent a conflict from reaching the point where there would have to be armed intervention.

It was a mess at first. But the people were unbelievable. They waited, they were patient, they didn't leave.

Even with all the problems, nobody here is saying they want them to leave -- on the left, right, or center. They are needed here not for one year, or two years, but for the next 10 years.

It's not impossible to hold free and fair elections, but it's going to be very dicey.