If you increase transparency between buyers and buyers or sellers and sellers you reduce the fear factor, which is what induces competition - the fear you will be beaten out by the other guy.

If we are to avoid having to spend a lot of time worrying about where we're going to get next month's money, we need a $2 million cash infusion,

The notion that the people that were asked to help on this tried to figure out what helped their clients...is just plain silly.

The notion that there is something improper about advocating your client's position is kind of strange.

It's unlikely that he will do something more extensive than government recommended in its proposed remedy. But his ruling is likely to be closer to the government's proposals than to Microsoft's.

The thrust of our conversation was our mutual frustration with the lack of aggressiveness on the part of DOC.

The government will argue that staying the conduct remedies pending appeal will have further anti-competitive effects. The burden then would be on Microsoft to show that those remedies would have such a dramatic effect on their business that it would be inequitable to have them go into effect before the appeal. The outcome of the two arguments depends on art as well as science.

Whenever I've needed anything done, Margaret has dropped everything and given me a hand. I'm sure that I'm not the only one she has taken care of in the community like that. Stevens has gone above and beyond what her position calls for here at the City Hall.

The $421,000 that came in the door ran out a long time ago, ... We're well over $1 million in the hole.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Judge Jackson rule by the end of this week. He hasn't shown a lot of patience here recently.