He is convinced he will get a fair trial. He has motive to come back here and clear his name. Mr. McGowan will not bankrupt his family, the people who love and support him the most.

I believe this is a significant improvement over past years.

I think they're taking this seriously, and they're trying to do the things necessary to fix the problems.

If there is litigation, we expect that the implementation of our global alliance with Northwest will be delayed.

At this point, we can't predict whether the Justice Department's concerns will be addressed by the agreement or by litigation.

It will be a bit of a challenge for management, in that they probably don't want to sound too optimistic; it's generally in their best interest to keep expectations moderate. At the same time, they don't want to sound too bearish on 2005.