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"One nation under God" PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE phrase that led the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to its ruling, now on hold, that the pledge is unconstitutional

"Peace requires a new and different Palestinian leadership, so that a Palestinian state can be born." PRESIDENT BUSH, in an indirect call for the ouster of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as a prerequisite for U.S. support of a Palestinian state

"Our work is done here." RONALD WERNER, New York City fire- department battalion chief, on finishing the last of the World Trade Center cleanup effort

"I have no plea. I will plead no contest. I have nothing to say to the United States. That's all." ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI, the only man charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, acting as his own lawyer at an arraignment in federal court

"How come I'm canceled and bin Laden is still on al-Jazeera? "
BILL MAHER, in a monologue on the last telecast of his now defunct Abc talk show, Politically Incorrect

"I'm no longer a TV talk-show host. The bitch ain't so nice anymore."
ROSIE O'DONNELL, explaining her trashing of such celebrities as Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson during a stand-up performance

Sources: New York Times (2); AP (2); Washington Post; Houston Chronicle