When I asked him after the press conference (where nearly all questions particularly by foreign press were directed at Soros) if I could speak to him, he quickly told me that unless it was to discuss the new CIGI-INET partnership, no he would not be talking to press.

FORBES: Blackberry Billionaire Outspoken at Davos

One U.S. commander in southern Afghanistan told me about his Afghan counterpart flaring up when he learned American support was being quickly scaled back.

CNN: U.S. withdrawal is 'tough love' for disbelieving Afghans

McIlroy's coach since boyhood, Michael Bannon, told me earlier this week he thought McIlroy would get used to the new equipment pretty quickly.

WSJ: Rory McIlroy's Meltdown: What's Wrong?

"The tendency during the campaign has been for Bush not to attack, or, if he was forced to attack, to go back positive as quickly as possible, " one GOP insider told me.

CNN: Stuart Rothenberg: Can Bush win by 'going positive?'