We are pleased with the quarter's results, ... Despite low aluminum prices - which are down 14 percent since the beginning of 1998 -- we have maintained strong earnings.

For me, the notion of pre-emption, that the U.S. has the unilateral right to do whatever we decide to do, is a really huge leap.

We have become more 'cyber' in our lives, ... We are trying to deal with that.

From the very beginning, there was a conviction that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go, ... For me, the notion of pre-emption, that the U.S. has the unilateral right to do whatever we decide to do, is a really huge leap.

There's a coalescence of governments saying, 'Yes, we will identify people with you and for you and we will take action at your request, and we will not wait until we're 110 percent sure,' ... We'll probably make a few mistakes along the way and have to apologize for blocking funds, but we are determined that we are going to do this.

Our intention is to give people, however you might stylize it, a tax cut or a pay raise.

I'm not willing to say I want to return to private life because I'm too old to begin telling lies now.

What we knew, what I knew, I think what those of us in the administration knew was public property, ... Everyone knew from Enron's disclosures that they were struggling. We didn't know more than that.

I am speaking to Steve Neal and Dick Bennett to see what is available and a couple of other people who are trying to start teams off. It is long shot but I think I can do the job and people should respect that I am a good team player. I reckon I am pretty agile; if I am up at the front I can have a go and if I have to hold people up, I am really good at that.