The president of the United States, Barack Obama, deserves the benefit of the doubt and our support in his decision to use military force in Libya.

Many times, I was told what to lead with on MSNBC. Many times, I was told what I was not going to do.

I was the first reporter in the country to get a U.S. Senator on the air during the 9/11 attacks - I was broadcasting from the Hart Building.

We never see any journalism or documentaries on the oceans and what we're doing on this Earth and how it affects the oceans and how important they are. I'm intrigued by it. It's almost an untold story.

The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free.

I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy happier.

Created by Congress as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the CFPB was a direct response to the financial crisis and ensuing Great Recession that began with the subprime mortgage debacle and the unraveling of Lehman Brothers investment bank.