I'm honored and delighted at this appointment. It's a terribly interesting time in this arena.

It's an honor and privilege to be selected. I'm honored to be a part of that crew to represent the positions of Connecticut and provide expertise of the law of the sea.

In 1991, we united together to create a peaceful resolution in the Gulf War. The international community, working with the United Nations to prevent aggression, it was a 'sexy' time to be looking at international law. Now it's the new war on terror and warfare.

At this moment in time I did not say them things.

It was a noteworthy decline. But at this point, we can't tell who is leaving the market: the first time home buyers, the people trading up. ...

As a result, places in the Southeast, like Atlanta, are having quite a wet time of it, and we are getting nothing. There's not much in the way of relief for the next 10 days, and January through March show below normal predictions.