One theory goes like this: that most countries have ended up with first house sizes that correspond to the cube root of their populations.

BBC: Incongruous, inconsistent, irrational

"It wasn't like I had a parent who told me I had to root for a certain team or I had to leave the house, " he said.

WSJ: L.A.'s New Stars: The Angels and the Dodgers

"I do think it's probably better to live in a place where they are able to root, graze and be a pig, " says Pernice, who lives in a detached house with a large yard.

WSJ: Pigs May Fly Before Finding a Legal Home in the City

This is a root and branch review, it's our once and for all chance to actually put our house in order, show it's above board, make sure that we've got the proper support services for MPs, so they can do their job properly for the public, but make sure the public have got confidence in it.

BBC: Harriet Harman interview

"I do think it's probably better to live in a place where they are able to root, graze and be a pig, " says Pernice, 50, who lives in a detached house with a large yard.

WSJ: New Yorkers boldly flout law to keep pigs

The White House disputed suggestions the new contracting regulations would create a "blacklist, " saying the goal was to root out prospective contractors for a "pattern of repeated, pervasive or significant violations, " rather than for a single violation.

CNN: Clinton contracting rules opposed by business