What this decision stands for is that there is a limit to the circumstances under which the federal government can dictate to the citizens of Nevada who they can or can not have as candidates for state or local office.

This relates to a matter which is under active investigation and we're not going to be commenting.

[Ms. Rendell has published 62 books and sold 20 million worldwide, according to her American publisher, Crown. Still they are not best sellers here.] She may suffer from the 'prodigious author syndrome,' ... 'If she can crank them out that much, she can't be that good.' .

Some of those subtle things, you're not going to get by mistake. The rest, you kind of assess with that Hollywood aspect of it.

And home rule is a possibility with us. It's an interesting option at this point. But I don't want to make it sound as a threat.

I thought we had a potential pop culture classic, ... But I think it's fair to say none of us anticipated the level of sales we've seen. Clearly, people are responding to the concept.

Factors like low inflation and lower interest rates will continue to give consumers more spending power while government initiatives like public spending and increased social grants should also provide support.

I think they said they were looking to read the law more aggressively than it has ever been read before. It was a mistake for them to pursue this matter. They ignored the original intent of the statute.

We have a disciplined approach to acquisitions and we will carefully evaluate all issues in regard to any potential international diversification in our core business.