Blumenthal called the A.C.C.'s latest announcement of delaying a vote "a major development."

Environmentalists had expected the developer to take the initiative and called the state's announcement an unexpected departure from its decision to reject the Davids Island proposal.

Clifford Wilson, an 11-year AT&T employee who works in the corporate finance department, called yesterday's announcement a move in the right direction.

She called Ryanair's announcement "a last lobbying attempt to convince the commission that it would be unwise to find against them."

Both supporters and critics of the new party called Berlusconi's announcement "the running board revolution".

He called today's announcement the "third turn of the wheel" in terms of corporate strategy since he took over in 1993.

Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Company, called Intel's announcement "terrific news."

Supporters called the FTA's announcement a positive sign that the federal government eventually intended to commit funding to the project.

Mr. Spitzer called today's announcement "a monumental step forward."

Mr. Ortega called today's announcement "a concrete step toward a cease-fire, toward the moment when the whole country can be covered by a cease-fire."