STILL, the false start and missteps raise credibility questions for prospective investors, says Michael H. Baniak, a partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, based in Chicago.
With the elimination of the mink report, which cost taxpayers $130,000 a year, the industry will have to compile its own numbers, raising credibility questions.
Steven I. Fleishman, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, said in a report that the trades "raise credibility issues for CMS" but added that he believed that "today's sell-off looks to be an overreaction".
"It's a great resource for idea generation," says Kilroy, "And the level of transparency raises credibility of the site".
They are no longer confined to the north-west, and targets now include civilians, raising credibility questions for a government which prizes security.
Other things raise credibility issues about this Taj Mahal UFO video.
But while much of the media attention remains focused on Obama's decision, few are pointing out the relevant fact that McCain himself has reversed course on this issue at least three times in the primaries, not only raising credibility questions but also leading to a federal investigation of his campaign fundraising practices.
"Atiq (Raza) is someone with great credibility, and his leaving the company raised the credibility issue and signals that AMD could either be in much deeper trouble or there was a clash between [Jerry] Sanders and him," says Janet Ramkishen, principal at Quadra Capital, a N.Y.-based money managed firm.
In 1981, Mr. Munk was arrested on graffiti charges, which unexpectedly raised his credibility.
What is more they have raised their credibility stakes in this respect by saying, on page one of their manifesto, that they "will not compromise" on their so-called "budget responsibility lock" to reduce debt and deficit.
