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Newsblah. Timely quotes from today's headlines. Following people in the news since 2008.

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“I have said repeatedly that I think that the death penalty should be applied in very narrow circumstances for the most egregious of crimes”

~ Barack Obama [Source: TheStranger.com]

“The challenges we face today - from saving our planet to ending poverty - are simply too big for government to solve alone,” … “We need an all-hands-on-deck approach”

~ Barack Obama [Source: Independent]

“Peter is our rock. He’s the calm in the middle of the storm”

~ Christie Brinkley [Source: AlterNet]

“There are always second thoughts, but that’s not saying I am coming back,” … “It’s never a clear-cut decision. It’s something I can’t expect everyone to understand”

~ Brett Favre [Source: New York Times]

“I’ve been a supporter of human rights for my entire life and career”

~ John McCain [Source: The Associated Press]

“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes”

~ Leona Helmsley [Source: Newsday]

“I will not stand idly by when I hear others question mine”

~ Barack Obama [Source: FOXNews]

“It’sa peculiar kind of moral evolution that disregards the democratic process, and inures solely to the benefit of child rapists”

~ John McCain [Source: The Carpetbagger Report]

“Throughout my life, I have always taken my deep and abiding love for this country as a given”

~ Barack Obama [Source: Washington Post]

“These educational support programs for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal,” … “We hope to encourage others to give to these great organizations”

~ Angelina Jolie [Source: Artistdirect.com]

“I was really tight when I served for the match at 5-2 in the second set and maybe I was thinking about what happened at Roland Garros”

~ Elena Dementieva [Source: AFP]

“That would be amazing if we both were in the final,” … “I have to take it one more step and keep playing power tennis”

~ Venus Williams [Source: The Associated Press]

“Because the one thing you can be sure of is that stories about Jack Nicholson versus Tom Hanks only strengthen the negotiating power of the AMPTP”

~ George Clooney [Source: Telegraph.co.uk]

“For those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service to our country _ no further proof of such sacrifice is necessary”

~ Barack Obama [Source: Hindu]