It is not pretty and there is no guarantee that it can be done before voters lose patience, if ever.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan

This created a drain on our gold reserves, and if something were not done, it was likely that the U.S. would lose all of its reserves.

FORBES: Give The Gold Standard Its Due

I'm never going to be a guy who puts a fighter in there and sees him lose and then turns around and says 'I shouldn't have done it'.

BBC: Calzaghe postpones Jones Jr fight