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The wrath of God is the only way I can describe it.

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, after the worst rampage of tornadoes in more than 20 years tore through five Southern states, killing 58 people

My favorite comedy is comedy where nothing is achieved and there is no point.

Late-night TV host Conan O'Brien, after a blowtorch and brick-slinging mock feud with fellow comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert over who "made" Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabe

The best political team ever.

The slogan accompanying the debut last week of Fox News's World Election News Headquarters, one-upping rival CNN, whose political team is merely the best "on television"

The Department of Defense is like the world's biggest supertanker. It cannot turn on a dime and cannot be steered like a skiff.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in an appearance before Congress, requesting more than $102 billion in additional funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

This is an ode to inspiration.

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, on his Barack Obama-boosting music video "Yes We Can," which blends audio clips from one of Obama's speeches with vocals by A-list celebrities

I'd forestall the launch of a national campaign and, frankly, I'd be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win. Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, explaining why he was withdrawing from the race and effectively ceding his party's nomination to Sen. John McCain

[Organized crime] is as unrelenting as weeds that continue to sprout in the cracks of society.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, at a news conference to announce the arrest of 62 suspected mobsters, including members of the Gambino, Genovese and Bonanno families, for an array of crimes going back more than 30 years

If you can fly a plane into the towers, you can attack Guantánamo, if that's what you want to do.

Army Col. Bruce Vargo, explaining the importance of "Camp 7," a top-secret division of the Guantánamo Bay prison complex, after U.S. commanders confirmed its existence for the first time

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He will make Cheney look like Gandhi.

Conservative pundit Pat Buchanan, in an appearance on the "Today" show, on the prospect of a John McCain presidency

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