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"I know there's a lot of revisionist history going on, but he's no longer a threat to the free world."
GEORGE W. BUSH,

U.S. President, dismissing claims that intelligence about Saddam Hussein's WMDS was manipulated

"I feel a little sick to my stomach just thinking about it."
TUCKER CARLSON,

conservative CNN Crossfire co-host, after Hillary Clinton's memoir sold 600,000 copies in its first week. He had promised to eat his shoes and tie if sales reach 1 million copies

"It depends on how fast you chew, how long you chew and other factors."
BOB BOUTIN,

executive vice president of Knechtel Laboratories, on the uncertain effectiveness of a potential new Viagra gum

"We will step up our efforts to strengthen our nuclear deterrent capabilities as a means of self-defense against the United States."

North Korean foreign ministry spokesman

"Climate change has global consequences for human health and [the]environment."
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

in a draft of a new report. The White House removed the sentence and replaced it with more-innocuous language