[On sensitive stories, Whitaker said, journalists often have to rely on whether officials] deny them or how vehemently they deny them. ... troubling if that's the standard they used.

I am vehemently against it.

We absolutely, vehemently deny the charges. He was not doing anything illegal or wrong when he harvested.

We wouldn't have to change the system if all the department heads and elected officials would agree to send (unspent salaries and benefits) back to the general fund.

We compliment the elected officials in W. Virginia for having the wisdom to ban enforcement cameras, but we continue to receive increasing numbers of sales from motorists there who tell us they are concerned about cameras in nearby states.

You have to know what you're buying in to. Hybrid securities are going to be the most sensitive to any bad times in the credit markets.