One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief.

I think I'm careful. My goal is to try to stay away as much from opinion journalism as possible.

People are always surprised when they see me speak live that I have a sense of humor. And I say, Well, you know, there's not much opportunity to laugh when you're reporting the dread news of the day.

Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not.

Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides.

I spent my career trying to speak to the broadest possible audience whether it's in print or whether it's in television.

The latest national polls show a tightening in the race to the White House, especially in key states like Ohio and Florida. But when it comes down to it, winning in November [2016] will depend on which candidate has a viable path to 270 electoral votes.