[EU sanctions] would affect U.S. importers [those products] first. But if the EU retaliates [by imposing its own trade tariffs] it could hurt any company [in the import-export business]. We don't know which categories they would choose to sanction. |
[Flinn said she has learned her lesson the hard way:] I've lost my innocence, and I've lost my ability to trust people in general and anyone and anything, ... In time, I guess, those wounds will heal, but right now that's where I am. |
Helmut Kohl (1930-) |
[In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Biden referred to the escape of Dwayne Fitzen, a drug dealer who had been in the transfer program, but fled and is now considered] armed and dangerous ... comprehend the rationale for this program. |
[Iowa State spokesman John McCarroll, whose school scored high on community service, said,] It appears this ranking does more closely measure what we are trying to do than some other national rankings. ... manifest throughout a Wellesley education. |
Ariel Sharon (1928-) |
[Senators David Vitter, a Republican, and Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, both Louisianans who have a history of bad blood between them, were on the same side today. Senator Landrieu referred to Mr. Vitter as] my colleague, ... my partner Mary Landrieu. |
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[Similarly, the chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Christopher Cox, R-California, said,] Were we to postpone the elections, it would represent a victory for the terrorists. ... The election is going to go forward. |
[South Main] is built on the principles of new urbanism, which are nothing new. It's essentially built around basic human needs, including places to work, places to shop, places to gather. The difference is that they're all within walking distance. |
John McCain (1936-) |
[Spurrier] is a perfectionist, ... Being a former quarterback, he's right in there. He's very tough on his quarterbacks. ... Our situation became a bad one. It just sort of deteriorated at the end. I don't keep in contact with him. I wish him well. |
[Stein says, frankly, the pop shows have not been big money-makers.] If you're gonna start doing pop music in Austin, you're suddenly competing with everybody, ... For example, we know not to program when the Austin City Limits Festival is in town. |
[The estimated 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. It shook the city in two phases lasting 45 seconds.] City hall… collapsed instantly, ... Facades fell from homes, revealing the furniture within. |
[The figures] fell in the largest markets, and where they fell, the bottom dropped out. In the West, sales plunged by 29.4 percent, a figure so large it is hard to believe. In the South, sales fell by 6.4 percent. These are the two biggest markets. |