American public support for the war is at an all time low, more and more people want to call it a day in Kabul and bring the troops home, Afghan civilian causalities continue to mount, and the question of Afghan women has all but disappeared from anyone's policy agenda.
And so, through this final volume, there mounts the increasing question: where is Christopher Tietjens?
Until a week or so ago, as fears mounted, the big question for equity market strategists was how bad might the present bear market be.
As the questions mounted the search for answers seemed more elusive.
This row comes as anxiety mounts over the question of the succession to Mr Putin when his second (and supposedly final) presidential term ends in 2008.
The questions are mounting, the weeks are blowing by and nothing is being answered by this team.
With questions mounting, the major credit-rating agencies began to downgrade Enron's debt, putting additional pressure on the company.
However, it is clear that with uncertainties and questions mounting, the Palestinian Authority would be eager to grasp at a new diplomatic initiative if it offered a way for the Palestinian leadership to save face, and provided the Palestinian people with confidence that their national aspirations are being met, and that the conflict with Israel is finally ended.
And worse, Mr. McDonald said, the negative publicity and legal questions have mounted: The Daily News called him a "scofflaw".
But now, as suits brought by Mr. Dakoff and other lawyers have been settled, dismissed or just died in the face of mounting legal costs, the question for those still litigating and for the South Loop residents who remain in a state of real estate limbo is, how long to keep holding on?
The undoubtedly mounting burden raises the question, what if anything could be done about it.
