chris patton said that anna lindh's death was one of the few which 'stopped the clocks'

friedman: 'it's time we Americans came to terms with something: France is not just our annoying ally. It is not just our jealous rival. France is becoming our enemy.'

The liberal California judges took the arguments on equal-protection guarantees used by the conservative Supreme Court justices in Bush v. Gore and lobbed them back, irony blazing, pre-empting the use of the infamous punch-card machines still in action in six counties.
"It was beyond delicious — it was cosmically, karmically determined that the Supreme Court be hoisted on its own petard," one movie star's political consultant crowed.

During Dick Grasso’s tenure as head of the New York Stock Exchange, the exchange and its charitable foundation made extensive contributions to organizations affiliated with NYSE directors, including almost $2.8 million to schools and charities affiliated with members of the committee that set Grasso’s pay.

Mr Rumsfeld said: "Sometimes I overstate for emphasis.