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"An Irish guy with a beard is still an Irish guy."
JAMES L. HUGGINS,
U.S. Army colonel, discussing the futility of American special forces trying to blend in with the local Afghan population

"The public have spoken. Damn them."
CHRISTINE HAMILTON,
former Tory M.P.'s wife,after her elimination from the U.K.'s I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!reality TV show

"We value every life. Our enemies value none, not even the innocent, not even their own."
GEORGE W. BUSH,
U.S. President, addressing the nation from New York on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks

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"We're used to disasters in Russia. It sounds weird, but I felt at home on Sept. 11."
SERGEI DREZNIN,
writer of a musical based on the events of Sept. 11 which opened last week in Vienna

"I hate rich people who complain about being rich. They are insane. I pay, like, 50% taxes and I am very proud of that."
SEAN "PUFFY" COMBS,
proud American, on doing his patriotic duty for the Internal Revenue Service

"We're not implying in any way that mobile phones are dangerous."
CEDRIC JUNGPETER,
"European communications manager for Levi Strauss, on their new line of jeans with "anti-radiation" lining in pockets designed for cell phones"

Numbers
17,934 Japanese will be more than 100 years old this year, an increase of about 2,500 from last year, according to a government survey
3 fatal heart attacks were attributed to Yugoslavia's cliffhanger overtime victory over Argentina in the World Basketball Championships
77 people were arrested and 32 injured during celebrations in Belgrade after Yugoslavia's victory
$18,000 is how much it costs to have a proper wedding in Shanghai, or eight years' salary for the average urban worker, according to China Daily
$6.4 billion is how much money police say eight suspects laundered in Hong Kong between 1996 and 2001 in the territory's largest-ever money laundering racket
190 nations are now part of the U.N. after Switzerland ended its long-standing policy of neutrality and joined

Omen
The first private moon landing was approved by the U.S. last week; entrepreneurs plan to hawk videos of the unmanned voyage and will charge to leave clients' business cards and mementos on the moon