The founders of our nation recognized that a free press is a safeguard for democracy. The exceptional reporting by The Washington Post and the other finalists demonstrate the importance of the work and commitment by news organizations to serving the public and holding our public institutions accountable.

If George Bush had done nothing after 9/11 we'd be fighting the war here right now.

In every case, people were willing to let us in, were very flexible with time and have been willing to help us out,

Investigative reporting is one of the most serious responsibilities that American journalists have, and this year's Selden Ring entries show that news organizations, large and small, take it seriously.

The last big group I had wasn't this weekend, it was the weekend before. Eight, maybe 11 people.

After the summer, when people have been driving through these zones every day without encountering any children, they tend to forget or disregard the zone, so this is a way to raise awareness.

It's purely based on geology. Leon County has the proper geology and oil fields to make this work.

It's a real pity we lost all that time in the morning: it was just a stupid thing where we slid a bit wide. I was quite surprised that the whole tyre came off the rim. I actually quite enjoy these vineyard roads; when it is going well I can get into quite a good rhythm with the car. Tomorrow we have the opportunity to make up some places, so we've got to attack -- even though I don't really like the Baumholder stages.

What Otis Chandler was able to do was see this area had the potential to be great and it needed a great newspaper.

This was quite a straightforward rally for me. I lost time on the first day when a tyre came off the rim, but by the end of it I was back to fourth again and from then on it was just a question of holding that position. I had a bit of excitement today when the Ford of Daniel Sola held me up in the morning and I had to overtake him, but apart from that we had no dramas. It was a good, solid performance from ourselves and the team.