We are hoping that the public will bear with us and make their effort to bring the proper ID.

The provisional (ballot) is a lot of work for us and it is very costly to handle. We're trying to make our work a little easier by getting everyone to bring their identification to the polls.

There are lots of questions whether this (pension overhaul effort) will help shore up funding in pension plans, or if some of the reforms are so expensive they'll drive companies out of the system.

We know we can (win), ... although they (US) will make an effort to beat us and show us how they have gotten better. If that is the case, they will need to demonstrate that on the field.

This will be a long recovery. This storm shook us badly, but there is an amazing recovery effort taking place so far. We still need help, but so far I'm just amazed and standing in awe of the people that have just rolled up their sleeves to help out. It's wonderful.

We hope this proposal will become part of a larger effort to crack down on fraud in our unemployment insurance system.