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June 18, 2007 issue - "We need the truth from government officials."
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, on Lewis (Scooter) Libby's 30-month prison sentence for obstructing an investigation of a CIA leak
"I told Vladimir [Putin] I really look forward to having him to my folks' place in Maine to be able to continue these open discussions."
President George W. Bush, who met with the Russian president at a G8 summit to talk about missile defense strategy
"It is a sad state of affairs when this administration withdraws a general they believe is qualified simply to avoid having to publicly defend their failed Iraq policy."
Sen. John Kerry , on the Bush administration's decision not to reappoint Gen. Peter Pace to a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
"I was looking for something else ... I was seeing everyday stuff and turned the page, and there was a Lincoln document."
National Archives employee Trevor Plante, on finding a long-lost letter from the 16th president about the Union victory at Gettysburg, dated July 7, 1863
"I'll be changing my job next year ... and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my résumé."
Bill Gates, in his commencement speech at Harvard. He dropped out as an undergraduate to pursue his software business; now he's becoming a full-time philanthropist.
"Any broadcaster who sees this decision as a green light to send more gratuitous sex and violence into our homes would be making a huge mistake."
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, on a court ruling that rejected a federal policy punishing accidental use of profanities on TV and radio
"I don't blame them. I'd rather be having a chocolate croissant than being down 3-0."
Tennis star Maria Sharapova, on learning that many fans were still outside the stadium, eating lunch, as her French Open semifinal got off to a bad start; she lost to Ana Ivanovic
"Mom! Mom! Mom! It's not right!"
Heiress Paris Hilton, in a Los Angeles courtroom, upon learning that she would return to prison after being transferred to house arrest for unspecified reasons
"In as few words as possible, no." Longtime "The Price Is Right"
host Bob Barker , on whether he'll watch the show now that he's retired
Reader Alice Johannen of Chelmsford, Mass., submitted this quote:
"I figured he would go up there and step on somebody's neck, and that would be the end of it. I know how that situation would end. I didn't know how the book would end."
Katie Hayden, wife of retired police commander Bob Hayden, on why she kept reading while he subdued an unruly passenger on their flight to Boston
Quotation Sources from Top: Nation, New York Times, AP, New York Times, Harvard, AP (2), Reuters, AP, Boston Globe
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