It was an irresponsible attempt to drive undecided voters into Merkel's camp by appealing to xenophobic sentiment against Turks living in Germany.

The reform program is not about the next few years, but being able to maintain our society for the next generation. We may well lose years in the reform process, and we can't afford to lose any time.

Merkel gave a better performance than expected. There were big questions whether she was ready for prime time and those appear to have been put to rest.

I didn't feel a strong bond with the parents who raised me, and I had anything but a happy childhood. My mother was overly sensitive; my father, ascetic. I was neither. I felt as if I were living with complete strangers. I suspect that my parents felt the same way.

You have to give Saint Louis credit because they came in here and played with great poise. Both teams made a lot of winning plays and they just had a few more than us.

We're probably reaching some equilibrium between populations and habitat conditions. The habitat in Wyoming has changed in ways that are now conducive to having more elk.