It's positive to have more scale, more diversity in funding and business lines. But with any acquisition there are challenges of integration, and with Katrina there are special challenges that are ongoing.

The business prospects on the international front continue to become more and more important for Nike.

We need to decrease front-loading, increase diversity, recognize Iowa and New Hampshire laws and traditions and have a calendar that will let us elect a Democrat to the White House.

It's important to have a product that investors like. That is a real positive they have going for them. Their financial statements also look good.

[There's a business case for diversity that has nothing to do with money, Sen. Oliver told The Hill Times .] If you have 10 visible minorities and you put them in a room to resolve an issue, their conclusions will be much better, ... Conclusions that are diverse are always better than if you have the same white guys in black suits making decisions. We need diverse points of view from diverse people.

Diversity is a phrase that's tossed around, but we actually approach this as a business subject and measure how effective diversity management is in Corporate America.