"Our bill holds Wall Street accountable and mandates real transparency so that large banks can't gamble our money in the shadows of the financial system."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

If Wall Street is a foggy valley of shadows where wise bankers pick the pockets of the wandering masses, then rating agencies act as the surrounding hilltops.

FORBES: AAA Ratings Are A Grim Fairy Tale

It was dark, out on the narrow lane that ran past the sawmills, dark and very green, the boundary wall a dim colony of moss and ferns, the shadows under the trees damp and still.

NEWYORKER: The Bell Ringer

He appears to be standing sentry in deep shadows in front of a cinder-block wall.

WSJ: NY subject of prizewinning photo questions ethics