QUESTION: I wonder if you have anything to say on the Nicaraguan election. Specifically do you -- is your assessment that it was a fair election in terms of the process? And what is your understanding about the results, the outcome so far?

MR. CASEY: Well, I think right now there have not been results released by the Nicaraguan Electoral Commission, so we'll wait and see those before we make any kinds of statements regarding winners and losers. Also as well, I understand a number of the observer groups there will be issuing statements shortly and I think we want to see those before we respond in overall terms about the process. The U.S. delegation that's down there has issued a statement, too. It's noted both high turnout and given praise to the Nicaraguan people for their patience and their willingness to show support for this democratic process. It's also noted that there have been reports about a number of procedural issues involved, too. But I think at this point we'll wait and see what the observers have to say and wait for the final vote tally before we issue any sort of broad judgments on it.

QUESTION: When you say that there are a number of procedural issues, what kind of procedural problems have they noted in particular and --

MR. CASEY: If you go back and look at the statement by the delegation, it talks about delays in opening polling places, long lines, stations closing while there were still voters in line, a number of things like that. But nothing --

QUESTION: Nothing about tampering or anything else?

MR. CASEY: Not that I'm aware of. Again, I think we want to see what the observers have to say before we issue any sort of broader conclusions.