Noted & quoted.

• Position: SOUNDBITES

'All, I know is that the tutor's name is Mike and that he helped me ace my test.'

--A cortege junior in Washington, D.C., on being tutored online by "Mike" (whose real name is Mahakali Murthy) in Bangalore, India. The use of tutors from overseas is rising in the U.S. [Washington Post, May 15]

'The ruling is a victory for every crooked politician in the United States.'

--Chairman of the National Whistleblower Center on the Supreme Court's decision in May reducing protections for government workers who make complaints about official. misconduct. [Associated...