If these [motions] are going to be seriously pursued there is a lot to be resolved.

It serves no one when one side is going through the motions of negotiations, but not seriously addressing the core issue that remains in contention. We are not asking for anything that will radically change the overall economics of the past proposals. Our members would like nothing better than to see this resolved so they can get back to doing what they do better than anyone in the world -- building America's helicopters.

The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.

It's possible something Ellis said out of court might be used not only against him but Mr. DeLay. There is one exception to the hearsay rule: for statements made by co-conspirators.

My judgment is that simply because a prosecutor decides that one approach is more effective than another doesn't necessarily suggest some major weakness or anything other than a continuing effort to adjust the case to what appears to be the most favorable theory,

This is serious stuff. They have obviously upped the ante.