"As secretary-general, as the U.N., as an organization, we are not going to now turn around and

"As secretary-general, as the U.N., as an organization, we are not going to now turn around and support the death penalty."
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Who stressed that any trial for Saddam Hussein must meet international standards and reiterated the United Nations' longs-tanding opposition to the death penalty in any U.N.-sanctioned tribunal.
"There comes a time in every career when it is time to step aside and let others step up. For my family and me, that time has arrived."
Sen. John Breaux
Three-term Democrat, chocking back tears during a news conference announcing his retirement from political life. Breaux becomes the fifth Southern Democrat in the Senate to announce he's steping down in 2004.