Perspectives

"Such statements give a morale boost to the terrorists."

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on remarks from the Bush administration describing the Iraqi government as being "on borrowed time"

"The jury will not be asked to render a verdict on the war."

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, on the jury selection for the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby. Libby--whose attorneys are reportedly trying to weed out anti-Bush jurors--is charged with lying during an investigation into the identity leak of a former CIA agent.

"Our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common-sense way."

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, on why he has formed a presidential exploratory committee. Obama said he'll announce definitively whether he'll run or not on Feb. 10.