As the fish sped off and line played out, Whalen struggled for 45 seconds back to the surface.
Whalen loves a good fish story, especially one the thick-armed, 41-year-old insurance broker from Capistrano Beach, Calif. lives to tell.
Helped by a friend who had dived in after him, Whalen clambered back on deck, still attached to the fish.
Mr Whalen contends that BofA is, in essence, a healthy operating bank buried by obligations tied to Countrywide.
Whalen says there is a risk the contagion will spread further and create more credit quality problems for banks.
"This is a democracy, and we do have a free press, " Whalen said.
"When the probability of default goes to zero, default is guaranteed, " observes Christopher Whalen, managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics.
Whalen says SolarReserve hopes to start construction on a 100-megawatt project near Tonopah, Nev. by the end of this year.
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Lucia Whalen called the police July 16 to report that she saw two men using their shoulders to "barge in" a house.
"He, of all people, should understand, " Whalen said of the longtime senator from Arizona who made an unsuccessful run for the presidency.
Picked up veterans like Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen, and Cheryl Reeve took over as head coach and has done an extraordinary job.
Earlier, the USA women's team routed their Brazilian counterparts, 99-67 -- led by 21 points from the three-time WNBA All Star Lindsay Whalen.
Another sportsman aboard the 57-foot charter boat Citation had hooked one a minute before, and everyone had turned their backs on Whalen to watch the action.
President Richard Nixon created the "plumbers unit" to suppress leaks, an effort that led to Watergate and the downfall of Nixon's presidency, Whalen said.
But allegations of financial conflicts of interest flew, and the panel's chairman, Thomas Whalen , argued that the data presented had been of low quality.
Whalen notes that his positive stance on the group centered on his view that spending in the foundry sector would remain robust, particularly at Samsung.
National Semiconductor (NSM) shares are trading lower this morning after Citigroup analyst Terence Whalen reduced his rating on the stock to Sell from Hold.
During the call, Whalen said she wasn't sure whether the men lived there and were having a hard time getting inside or if they were breaking in.
Whalen, who works nearby, called the police because she was aware of recent burglaries in the area, according to a statement issued Sunday by attorney Wendy Murphy.
Murphy said Whalen wanted to issue a statement to correct "misinformation" that she reported two black men appeared to be breaking into a home in the mostly white neighborhood.
"It is hard to escape the conclusion that Citi is going to consume all of the TARP money and then some as the credit cycle troughs, " Whalen said in a research note Tuesday.
Some, including Christopher Whalen, a managing director at Institutional Risk Analytics and a former staffer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, say Citi's problems are so enormous they will require massive government intervention.
Citigroup analyst Terence Whalen this morning turned cautious on the semiconductor equipment sector, cutting his rating on Lam Research to Hold from Buy, and trimming estimates on Lam, KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials.
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