Dick Dadey of the Citizens Union good-government group is concerned that the commission wasn't allowed to further investigate the role of Silver and his top aides in handling the Lopez case.

WSJ: As Lopez resigns, NY Assembly Dems plan reforms

Dick and Jane Nutt thought they were onto a good thing when they took out a shared apprieciation mortgage with the Bank of Scotland in 1997, because there was no monthly cost involved.

BBC: Dick and Jane Nutt have a shared appreciation mortgage

After all, summer is coming, sounds like the novels would make for good beach reading. (They absolutely do.) But why should you care about Dick Francis when it comes to business?

FORBES: Second Wind

The local unions, who favoured Dick Gephardt at first for the Democratic nomination, worry whether an environmentalist like Mr Kerry would be good for their factories.

ECONOMIST: Swing states: Michigan