But if the unionists, fearful for the future and unable to let go of the past, say No then it may be back to the drawing board or worse.

ECONOMIST: Northern Ireland

Only then may Nike send you information about, say, the latest Air Zoom shoe.

FORBES: Spam Warfare

If the economy is governed by historical happenstance, not timeless laws, and subject to imponderable contingencies, not calculable risks, then the economist may have precious little to say.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

Then there is the natty little problem that we may have no say over the size or character of global taxes.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Hidden agenda

His critics say few old trees may be left by then.

ECONOMIST: The convicts would be astonished

Miriam had two breast operations to remove her cancer (removal of a quarter of her breast and then later a full mastectomy of the same breast) - a tumour that doctors say may never have gone on to cause her any problems.

BBC: Breast screening: For and against

Then the administration shifted gears to say that Syria had been cooperating on searching for Iraqi leaders who may have escaped there.

CNN: Bush's goal: Balancing a host of opposing forces

What, then, you may ask, is the Social Security Trust Fund, the pool of money that people say will dry up and make it impossible for anyone to receive their Social Security payments?

FORBES: Why Social Security Can't go Bankrupt: Rerun

Yet, if biotechnology is, as many say, primed to enter its golden age, then Rathmann's effort to broaden its leadership may be just another example of his legendary timing.

FORBES: Biotechnology All-Stars

And then they look at Barack Obama, a non-white person, and they say, hey, he may introduce a different sort of dynamic, and I think that's probably why there's so much excitement about Barack Obama.

NPR: Obama Win Changes Perceptions Abroad