In the true spirit of the woman I have learned to be, I thank you for listening, and I hope, for the improvement of everyone, that Elizabeth Corcoran, and others like her, find true happiness outside of themselves.

FORBES: Readers Say

I've got a real bottom line that we've got to make that happen, we've got to get that improvement in public services, not just for some but for everyone.

BBC: News Online

When a hurricane comes, count on large-cap investors to snap up stocks of not only home improvement companies, but also discount retailers (everyone's running for flashlights and other supplies and will be replacing losses from flood damage), home builders (all those houses need to be rebuilt) and oil companies (damage to refineries down in the Gulf sparks supply worries and kicks up prices).

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