Mr. Hevesi also questioned the record of one of the big winners: Maximus Inc. of McLean, Va.
Mr. Frank dismissed the downgrade as unwarranted and questioned the record of Standard & Poor's.
The last time I interviewed Mr Ballmer and questioned the record of innovation under his leadership, I thought he might throw me out of the window.
Meanwhile, environmental groups are raising questions about the record of spills associated with the pipeline's owner, Plains All American Pipeline, an energy company based in Houston.
The campaign group Republic staged a small protest in the city as part of a programme of planned protests to "question and challenge the record of our head of state", its chief executive, Graham Smith, said.
There's a lively debate among historians over the question of whether the record of the forty-third President, compiled with the indispensable help of a complaisant Congress, is the worst in American history or merely the worst of the sixteen who managed to make it into (if not out of) a second full term.
Silveira's portfolio put him in a key position in the anti-graft drive but his suitability for the job was called into question by the recording of his conversation in February with the head of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, whom prosecutors accuse of receiving massive kickbacks.
Beyond the question of its accuracy, the record of that meeting raises questions.
But when we talked over a drink the night before, Mr. McCain grew agitated about the television commercials sponsored by a group of Vietnam veterans who question the war record of Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic presidential nominee, and specifically his entitlement to the medals that he won.
