The number one concern is the infection, ... We're going to try to see if the infection involves the bone at all.

The concern is, with the extension of that program, a lot of the vendors that are designing and scoring these tests are dealing with volumes of tests that they have not experienced before, as the testing program in essence doubles this spring across the country. It's a high-stakes test, and accuracy is so important.

A major concern is that this commission already dominated by Idaho -- a state long-opposed to the restoration of the 1,500-square-mile basin -- will overwhelm Washington state, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and others advocating the cleanup of mine wastes.

Because people like the mayor of Hartford or Jorge Perez endorse a candidate doesn't necessary mean that other people know about them or are in tune with all of that.

He's a pretty inspirational kid -- he's kind of becoming my hero.

For the moment, I'm going to take him out of the hospital and give him a chance to unwind and collect himself a bit,