[In an April 2003 white paper for the conservative Foundation for the Defense of Democracies titled] The Betrayal of Captain America ... Marvel Comics and other publishers are disseminating comic books that actively promote a destructive cynicism and distrust of the United States government. |
[In an interview, Mr. Downie said he met with Mr. Woodward yesterday morning.] Bob made a mistake, ... I understand his reasons for not telling me, but at the same time it's something he should have told me and something we should have discussed...It's a decision we should have made jointly. |
Dick Cheney (1941-) |
[Katrina, however, knocked out a substantial portion of the nation's petroleum infrastructure, especially refineries that produce gasoline, when gas supplies were already stretched thin.] The larger worry may not be Katrina itself, ... but if energy prices were to continue their sharp climb. |
Judy Johnson (1928-) |
[Matthews described Huffman as a nice man who loved the law and loved lawyers.] Judge Huffman was kind of like the Horatio Alger story, ... He prided himself on his humble beginnings, and thanks to the military and public education, he was able to rise to the highest level of his profession. |
[Not everyone is convinced gasoline lines are in consumers' future.] Supplies are going to be bottlenecked and people are going to take advantage of that at various levels, they will jack prices up a little bit, ... But there are no gas shortages. There is plenty of gasoline in the pipeline. |
[Oregon State-Louisville: I love (ESPN analyst) Chris Spielman . After Louisville calls a pass play that goes for a touchdown (making the score 56-13), he chides Oregon State for playing man coverage.] I know this is an unpopular opinion, ... but it's not Louisville's job to stop themselves. |
[Perkins also thinks that since Wall Street has been relatively bearish on the stock, the slightest bit of good news could boost the company's shares.] There doesn't seem to be huge expectations for Apple, ... So any moderate surprise to the upside should have a powerful effect on the stock. |
[Such] genetic fingerprinting, ... has helped solve crimes, settle paternity and immigration disputes, establish the bases of inherited diseases, enhance transplantation biology, save endangered species, establish human origins and migrations and advance countless other beneficial endeavors. |
[The Bruins improved to 3-0 overall with an impressive 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 victory over one of the better Humboldt-Del Norte League Big-5 volleyball teams ? Arcata.] We didn't play so well over the weekend at the South Umpqua Tournament, ... So, I feel good about the way they played tonight. |
[The Center for Missing and Exploited Children] has learned a lot from the Katrina experience, ... We have people on the ground. We have offered our center and resources to the state of Texas ... There's a good clearinghouse in Austin (and) we have offered to assist them in any way we can... |
[The Cowboys have now blocked six punts in their last 11 games, including the playoffs. Some teams go through a season without even one block.] We usually protect and get it off quick, ... But today there was a breakdown up front. Today, there was that one in a hundred thing that goes wrong. |
[The Department of Defense, taking lessons from Katrina, intends to send surveillance aircraft soon after Rita strikes land to] determine the magnitude of the relief required and, secondly, where it would be required, ... We want to ensure as a matter of policy we have better eyes on target. |
[The U.S. Constitution] forbids hostility toward any religion. In total disregard for the Constitution, homosexual activists in position of authority in San Francisco are abusing their authority as government officials and misusing the instruments of government to attack the Catholic Church. |